Dear Sugar, A few years ago I met a guy who quickly became my best friend; in fact, he was really the best thing that ever happened to me. In the beginning we were just inseparable, great friends. But months later, I realized I was in love with him. Soon after, he admitted that he loved me, too, and we started dating. It was amazing at first, but within a few months we started fighting a lot. We Read more

Dear Sugar, I have been married for about a year and a half. When we first started dating, my now husband got a kidney transplant as a result of an accident he had some five years before. He has told me the overall story — he fell from a tree and not only suffered kidney complications but also had trauma to his back for which he's had numerous surgeries, but yesterday after I asked more Read more

Dear Sugar, I've been dating the most amazing guy for almost a year now. We are compatible on every level and our sex life is wonderful. Things are going so well that we plan to move in together at the end of the Summer and are considering marriage in the future. The only problem is I can't stop fantasizing about a guy I used to see off and on. He was out of the picture for a while but now Read more

Dear Sugar, I've been with my boyfriend for a little over a year now. We dated on and off and were friends for a year before we actually became a couple. We are about to move in together and I'm really starting to have reservations about our relationship. First of all, he was engaged previously and proposed to his then girlfriend after just three months — they were both only 20 years old. Read more

I’m always quick to mention therapy as an option for people in relationships who are working through what can seem like insurmountable issues. The effects of communication in a safe environment with a third party professional vary from person to person but have the potential to be quite powerful. That said, I’m not convinced that therapy is the answer for every relationship, especially those Read more

I’ve always disliked the term nagging, I guess because it seems to imply something that only women do to men — just think of any sitcom that revolves around a family. It wasn't until the other day at a friend's house that I realized that's not always the case. I witnessed a simple request from my friend to her husband turn into a repeated demand. It was extremely frustrating to listen to as Read more

It’s funny how maybe your boyfriend will tease you for being clumsy, you'll tease him for forgetting where he left his keys — whatever it is, it's those kinds of jokes that make being in a relationship fun. flirting often takes the guise of playful teasing. But sometimes the more established a relationship becomes, the more likely those gentle pokes become a way to release aggression rather Read more