Relationship Advice by Cheryl Lavin of the Chicago Sun-Times

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The cons may change, but con artists are forever

Readers share their tales of e-mail scams.
When ‘for better or worse’ can destroy a marriage

Readers respond to a woman who discovered her husband’s sexual preference caused infidelity.
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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Some vows need to be broken

A husband’s sexual preference takes its toll on a couple’s marriage.

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 …