Q: I feel bad asking about this, but I have to. It's about the death of Jett Travolta. I have three children of my own, so I relate strongly to the pain the Travoltas must feel. I cannot even imagine what they're going through. I don't know how I could...

Q: This economy is really creating all kinds of problems. I hear people complaining about their reduced lifestyles and panicking about mounting bills. We all know that we're undergoing a recession and that means that many people have to revise their goals and what they can expect from life -even...

Q: I don't understand the Bernie Madoff situation? I know it has been written about and discussed, but I don't understand how a person can do such a thing. Wasn't he living amongst the people that he screwed? Wasn't he involved with charity himself? Why would he threaten so many...

Q: I am having a real problem with my son, Todd. He is fifteen years old and seems to be incredibly angry at the whole family, but at me in particular. He is sullen and distant. He seems always to be on the verge of violence. This is my boy....

Q: I so dread Thanksgiving and the requisite get together with a supposedly close family. I really don't want to go. I am considering all kinds of excuses, including the economy, to free me and my family from making the trip. I know that by the time you read...

Q: I feel like I am a casualty of the election. Barack Obama may have yet another war or disaster to solve. My husband and I have been arguing since November 4th and we are almost incapable of speaking at the moment.

We have been married for thirty-five...

Q: I have a question. It's not about something that has happened, but rather about something that I wish could happen. I want to pay a man to have sex with me.

Q: I am going through a real puzzling period. I am not sure what is actually happening to me. I feel frozen.

I am a healthy, single 64 year old award-winning composer. My life has been an interesting one and for the most part quite lucky. I have...

Q: My husband, Mark, is having some real issues.

Mark is an extremely successful and high-powered executive. He started as a clerk and ended up as the president of a fairly large public company. He was always a great gambler and consequently the company benefited from the many risks...

Q: So last night, my lover got angry at me because I would not finish my dinner. Actually I wasn't very hungry. I told him that even if I tried I could not eat even another bit. I know he worries about me, but I also don't like it when...

Q: I am 62. I am engaged to a man who has been in my life for 32 years. I have been waiting for this moment for 32 years. We have weathered a lot, we are talking through things now, and we have entered into a life with happy...

Q: I have written to you before. At the time, I was dating someone for two years, whom I liked a lot. I felt very comfortable with him. He was really nice and decent, and he brought out in me a peacefulness that I don't usually have. However, even after...

Q: I have fallen madly in love with Sarah Palin. Some of my friends - especially the more liberal of them - are appalled. But I want to see Sarah all the time. I want to find out everything she likes. I want to know more about everything she...

Q: I just dropped my oldest son off at college. We all drove up to Vermont together - his dad, me, and his two adoring, younger sisters (ages 14 and 16). They went everywhere with him. They loved being with him when he met his new roommate. They loved checking...

Q: I have a friend whose child is an athletic superstar. This ten year old has been focused on ice skating since she was four years old. She has been touted as potential Olympic material and the family has sacrificed all to ensure that this goal is reached. Their house...

Q: My 15-year-old daughter just had someone break up with her by a cell phone message. Needless to say, she is upset, but I am outraged!!! What is going on here? People have completely forgotten about a sense of etiquette, politeness, and good manners?

I know how...

Q: Most people are really thrilled when they announce their daughter's engagement. I am actually quite miserable and embarrassed. I don't know if I should go ahead and unhappily make the wedding preparations or if I should state my negative opinion and announce that I will not be supportive or...

Q: I am so embarrassed to ask this question. It kind of makes me wonder what else may be going on with me. I cannot imagine that twenty years ago I would have had the same question, or maybe I would have?

I am a single woman who...

Q: Can someone act a certain way without realizing why they are doing so?

Q: My niece just committed suicide. She is the 20-year-old daughter of my older sister. Needless to say, my sister is devastated and doesn't understand why this happened. I, of course, hesitate to tell her that Pam had long been on a path of self-destruction with drugs, anorexia, and depression....