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3 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Ask To 'Pick My Brain'

Someone who I have never met asked me the other day over email if they could just pick my brain for a few minutes... Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: My 20-Year-Old Son Is Engaged To A 53-Year-Old Woman

He just informed my husband and me that he's not going back to school for the spring semester, and he's planning on getting married to a 53-year old -woman from our neighborhood.  Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: How Can I Make Real Friends Without Being Fake?

I definitely have no close friends at this point. I have kind of a tough personality, so I don't get along with everyone.  Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: My Wife Wants A Polyamorous Relationship & I Don’t

I love my wife with all my heart, and I love our family. I just can’t seem to bring myself to be okay with this right now. I told her to give me time to think about it. Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: I Can't Stop Comparing Myself To My Mother-In-Law

I’m not good at getting up early, getting dressed, cleaning — any normal thing a mom should do. My mother-in-law is the opposite. She’s always up early, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and working.  Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: My Boyfriend Blocked Me On Social Media For Stalking Him

I can't stop stalking him again and again by making fake accounts, using friends’ accounts, and things like that.  Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: I'm Jealous Of My Boyfriend's Ex-Wife

I feel so jealous, and I don’t know how to handle it. All the things I want, she gave him, and he doesn’t want those things again. Read...
Artwork: Tess Emily Rodriguez

Ask Erin: How Do I Move Forward After An Abusive Marriage?

The people I date tend to be very nice people who I enjoy spending time with but are never people I would be serious about building a life with.  Read...