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Dear Annie: My wife doesn’t want another child, but I might resent her for that

We used to talk about having “a big family” when we were dating, but after our second baby, something shifted for her.

Dear Annie: I want a third child. My wife says she is done

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a ...

Dear Annie: Don’t pat me on the head and call me ‘shortie’

She does it in a joking way and laughs, as if it’s harmless. But I do not find it funny. I find it degrading and ...

Dear Annie: A partner doesn’t ‘work on a relationship’ by disappearing

DEAR SECOND OPINION: “How is this helping the relationship?” The honest answer is, it isn’t. A partner doesn’t “work on a ...

Dear Annie: Boundary setting is crucial, yet many avoid it. Annie’s new book can help

“Out of Bounds: Estrangement, Boundaries and the Search for Forgiveness” is out now! Annie Lane’s third anthology is for anyone who has lived with anger, estrangement or the deep ache of being wronged ...
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Dear Annie: A friend wrote a book claiming my trauma had happened to her

I was pretty upset to hear this. Not only is it my story and didn’t happen to her, but it wouldn’t have happened to her.

Dear Annie: I matched with a cousin on a dating app; I know it isn’t right, but I don’t want to stop

Dear Cousins Courting: I hear the loneliness in your letter, and I don’t dismiss it. Wanting connection, especially after ...

Dear Annie: My son’s whole identity has become warped by his extreme politics; how do I push back?

One of my adult sons has become deeply involved in far-right political activism. What began as strong opinions has hardened ...

Dear Annie: Friend of 50 years stole story of my childhood trauma to use in her autobiography

Dear Stolen Story: What happened to you was real and it was yours. No one has the right to take that kind of trauma and claim it as their own. It’s seriously violating, and your shock and anger are ...