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The cons may change, but con artists are forever
Readers share their tales of e-mail scams.
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When ‘for better or worse’ can destroy a marriage
Readers respond to a woman who discovered her husband’s sexual preference caused infidelity.
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Time to consider gifting for the holiday season ahead
Readers respond to Cheryl Lavin about holiday gift snafus and online dating scams.
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Her husband cheated — with a man
Belinda says her husband Colin “alluded” to being gay at different times during their 21-year marriage. She never took him seriously, although she did become suspicious a few years before he came out to her. “I’d lost a lot of weight, and I had total …
Dating site offers different type of love game
Woman finds a perfect match on an internet dating site. Until he was not.
Men point to the instance when the relationship ended
Pears and pregnancy tests. You wouldn’t think they had much in common — other than the letter P — but in today’s column, they both mean, “See ya. Bye!” DOUG: I knew it was over when we exchanged Christmas gifts. We’d only been dating for …
Is trust possible after divorce?
When a couple divorces, a woman’s ex-husband makes certain to rub salt in the fresh wound. Is there a way to rid the poison from the relationship — for their daughter’s sake?
Wife traumatized when hubby leaves closet
When Dana learned that Scott was gay, she says she was “shocked, grief-stricken, embarrassed and at times, suicidal. I withdrew from friends and family and felt as if my life had been ruined.
First the cheating, then the crazy takes over
I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to imply that only women could be crazy. You might have gotten that impression from the last few columns about Wives Gone Wild. Today we have a Husband Run Rowdy. Julie says that every time she and Jackson had an …
With her, the sex was nice, the stalking not so much
Six months after Alex met Babe, she talked him into letting her move in with him. After an additional six months, she talked him into marrying her. “There were no red flags other than her eagerness to move the relationship along with the threat of …
When a name is more than just a name
Have you ever had to make a family tree? If you have, be glad you’re not part of Sherri’s family with all her relatives, half-relatives, ex-relatives, and step-relatives. It may not be something Ozzie and Harriet can relate to, but for many of us, it’s …
Some divorces don’t mirror ‘War of the Roses’
I’m guessing that when most couples divorce, they hope they can have a relationship with their ex-spouse that doesn’t inspire comparisons to World War II. Especially if there are children involved. But how many can say they’re actually friends with their ex? Lainie says she …
There are always two sides of a relationship
Readers write how they know the relationship is over. And when it truly begins.
Fairy tales can come true no matter what stage in life
It’s not over till it’s over. It’s not over after 40 years of an abusive marriage. It’s not over after five years of being divorced. It’s not over after unsuccessful dating. Julia had been unhappily married for a very long time, more than 40 years. …
As wife got drunk and locked him out, he ‘felt sorry for her’
When a marriage takes the hard turn from wacky to dangerous, a husband realizes it’s time to stop calling the police and call a divorce lawyer.
He found an out but didn’t take it
We recently had a tale of a psycho b---- that I thought was pretty darn scary. But Trey says his “saga” makes that one seem like “a fairy tale out of a Disney pop-up book for kids.” Trey says his attraction to Cassie was simple. …
Couple finds a topic where compromise not an option
Couple hits an impasse when it comes to having children.ß
From spicing up marriage to requiring pepper spray
After 25 years, a marriage can go stale. That was the state of Lisa’s marriage in 2000. She had met Jack, a photographer with a distinguished resume, a few months before, and she decided to have him take some “glam” photos. What she got instead …
When it comes to stepdad, what’s in a name?
DEAR CHERYL: My first husband died, and I married a man who adopted my five children. He also died after we shared a wonderful marriage. I was very lonely after my children married, and I married for the third time to a wonderful, caring man. …