Entries in Grief (16)
There Must Be Four Ways To Leave Your Lover (Wise Readers sound off about leaving that lover you just can’t quit)
Wise Readers, I asked, you answered. What’s the best cure for an old love? Is it: a new love; focusing on the former lover’s flaws; looking at your own patterns of partner-picking? How do people Change? And…are some Addictions to love unbreakable? Read on!
Addicted To Love: What to do when you know a relationship needs to end, but you just can't let go
Dear Duana, I’ve had a secret lover for over a year—secret, because he’s 25 years older and my boss! I know it can’t work but I don’t know what to do! Dear Duana, I’m secretly in love with my roommate—secretly, because I’m gay and he’s straight and getting married! This is driving me crazy! What do I do?
How To Forgive *Yourself* (when you really screwed up/around)
Dear Duana, I’m living with horrible guilt for an affair that ended four years ago. My wife forgave me, but I still feel like scum. Please tell me how to forgive myself. And please don’t hate me. Dear Ryan,I don’t hate you—not at all. But I wonder if you do, and whether we should both hate guilt. How do you cast that burden aside and move forward with a clean heart?
When things fall apart
Wise Readers, In every life there are times when things fall apart, times when your heart aches. Times when you need a village, but your village is burning…