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Category: BREAKING UP

#1390: My wife wants a divorce but I don’t want to go to court.

January 12, 2023January 13, 2023 ~ JenniferP

Think of a lawyer as a divorce expert who takes care of business so you can take care of feelings.

#1388: “A woman wants to bond with me over our shared history of an abusive man – and I’m struggling to be polite while also maintaining boundaries.”

December 9, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Sometimes the enemy of your enemy is not your friend, and that's okay. Content note for mention (but not details) of past abusive relationships.

#1387: “I’m dating a married man, help!”

December 2, 2022December 5, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Another day, another disappointing man who deserves neither wife nor mistress.

#1384: “Was I stating a boundary, or was I abusing?”

September 8, 2022September 8, 2022 ~ JenniferP

When someone is consistently mean to you, and you say "if you keep being mean to me, we might have to break up," may I humbly suggest that you are not The Problem.

It Came From The Search Terms: 33rd of August

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 29 Comments

It's that time! Sex, breakups, saying no to stuff you don't wanna do, red flags, Darcying

Should you stay or should you go?

July 13, 2022July 13, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Convert "What should I do?" questions to "How will I do the thing I'm most afraid of?" and see how you feel.

#1379: Friend is going back on an informal housing agreement.

June 22, 2022June 24, 2022 ~ JenniferP

The problem with informal agreements.

It Came From The Search Terms: It’s Gonna Be May

May 18, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 195 Comments

Search strings, snap judgments. Comments are on, for a change!

#1370: “I feel suffocated and want to move away from my stingy roommate.”

March 28, 2022 ~ JenniferP

Nobody loves separating the books and dishtowels, but when it's time, it's time.

#1368: “The ethics of breaking up with someone when you live together and nothing is Glaringly Awful.”

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 ~ JenniferP ~ 115 Comments

If you need to go, go.

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