Dear Sugar, My boyfriend of seven months, who has been amazing, romantic, and thoughtful so far, referred to me by his ex's name on two occasions in front of others. It hurt me very much and it continues to hurt. The first time was around Thanksgiving, the exact time of year they had broken up. The second time was a couple of weeks later, at a Christmas party. He says it means nothing and it Read more

DearSugar and Should I Forgive Shanda need your help. Her friend, who is in a delicate emotional state, betrayed her. Although she knows her intentions were not malicious, she's not sure how or if she should forgive her, so weigh in and tell her what you'd do. Dear Sugar, I met a guy about four years ago and knew almost right away that he was not boyfriend material. However, we shared a strong Read more

Dear Sugar, Lately I've been feeling like I'm turning my friends into my enemies whenever they do something bad to me. I guess you can say that I don't know how to forgive and forget. I used to treasure my friendships so much until one incident in high school where my best friend ditched me for another friend. I know it sounds very elementary school, but it still hurts. I've since let go of Read more

When you're a kid, getting hurt is inevitable; you run, jump, fight with your siblings and wrestle with your friends. As adults, our play is usually more relaxing and less agressive, but I'm sure most of us still engage in some roughhousing with our significant others every now and again. Just like our parents warned us as children, as soon as people get rowdy someone's likely to get hurt. Read more

Dear Sugar, I feel like the people in my life don't respect me. Several of my friends and even my boyfriend are very inconsiderate when it comes to our time together. I make plans with them and time and time again, they either cancel or show up extremely late. At first, I stopped and evaluated what I was doing, thinking maybe I should take a hint — I even went as far as confronting my friends Read more

Dear Sugar, Just today my boyfriend broke up with me out of left field and he won't even tell me why. I didn't do anything wrong apart from love him and care for him. I don't know what to do. He won't return any of my calls or answer any of my text messages. We were fine two days ago and now this. Please tell me what I can do! I'm really hurting right now and feel so lost. — Stunned Sadie Read more

If you have a pain or you hurt yourself, do you ice it or heat it? Good question for all of you weekend warriors. Apply ice no longer than 20 minutes: If you've hurt yourself in the last 48 hours (sprained your ankle or hammered your thumb instead of the nail). If the area is swollen - ice will decrease the inflammation around the injury which will help control the pain. After surgery to reduce Read more