advice

I am not here for your betterment. I am not here to be your dumping ground for all of your thoughts and fears. You are not entitled to my emotional labor!

I’m married to a guy who struggles with addictions to cocaine and alcohol. I've been with him for over a decade. My husband is an addict; should I leave?

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Help! I am a 27-year-old woman. I'm in a great relationship with a man who loves me, but I never want to have sex. I have no libido.

I'm seriously considering exiting a friendship. My friend is in an emotionally abusive marriage. I don't want to be a horrible friend but I want out.

There’s someone I like, but I'm not sure if he's single or not. I met this guy online, we've been texting, and I'm starting to like him enough to meet him.

It's no secret that I'm asexual. I've explained what this means several times, and I know this guy is well aware. How do I get him to back off?

As a person who writes about relationships for a living, I might be one of the people least in need of all this well-meaning advice, which usually amounts to clichés and can even veer into the territory of outright insults. What I need – what most of us need – is for people to hear me, and to trust me.