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Dear Sugars,I'm a senior in college studying creative writing. I want to write about my life. I've been through a lot in my 21 years: an eating disorder, anxiety, depression, [...]

Dear Sugars,I'm a woman in my late 20s, and for the past three years I've been babysitting for a family. Two years ago, I began having a strange kind of [...]

Dear Sugars,I'm the mother of an amazing teenage daughter. Our relationship is close, but recently things have gotten complicated. She came out to us as pansexual when she was 11. [...]

A mother wonders how to support the child she doesn’t entirely understand. Steve Almond: You’re concerned that your daughter wants to date a transgender boy, and that she’s socializing with [...]

Dear Sugars,I've been dating my boyfriend for more than two years. We're in our early 20s and head over heels in love with each other. We plan to live together [...]

Dear Sugars , I'm a female high school student living in a conservative town in North Carolina with my parents and no siblings. I identify as a closeted gay woman. [...]

Dear Sugars , I'm a 43-year-old man happily married to a wonderful woman of the same age. We and our two sons, ages 7 and 9, have a great life [...]

Dear Sugars , I was married for a decade and have been divorced just as long. I've moved multiple times, and every time I find myself having to deal with [...]

Dear Sugars, A younger colleague, whom I do not consider to be a personal friend, was open about having an affair with a married man. When she became pregnant, the [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm a 24-year-old woman still solidifying her identity, especially when it comes to love and relationships. I have a desire to be adored by men. This desire started [...]

Dear Sugars , I've been an atheist for many years. My loving and spiritual wife accepts me for who I am. Her family doesn't know that I'm a nonbeliever, however, [...]

Dear Sugars, My girlfriend made a sex tape over a decade ago. She was aware of being filmed but did not consent to its being released online. She told me [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm a 41-year-old widow. Before my husband died unexpectedly a couple of years ago, he told his parents that if anything were to happen to him, he wanted [...]

Dear Sugars, Five years ago, I was betrayed by a close friend. She was seeing my ex and lying to me about it, even though I'd confided in her about [...]

Dear Sugars , My sister died of a rare and aggressive disease. She was sick for 10 years, but the disease progressed quickly in the end and I never really [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm riddled with shame. White shame. This isn't helpful to me or to anyone, especially people of color. I feel like there is no ''me'' outside of my [...]

Dear Sugars, I knew my former boyfriend treated me poorly, but I didn't realize until months after our relationship ended that I'd been emotionally abused. When we were together, he [...]

Dear Sugars, My boyfriend of two years is brilliant, supportive, generous and not the least bit jealous. We're sublimely compatible, the envy of our friends. The sex is amazing, too. [...]

Dear Sugars, I am a 27-year-old woman with a great job, a supportive family and wonderful friends. My life is clouded by one thing: student loan debt. I owe $100,000 [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm an 18-year-old woman and a recent high school graduate. I'll soon be starting college at my dream school that's a few hours' drive from my home city. [...]

Dear Sugars, My mother died of cancer two years ago, when I was 33. Shortly before she died, she called me, my two sisters and our dad to her bedside. [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm the overweight 42-year-old child of a tiny mother who hates her own body. She has always attributed moral value to weight. I know I've lost weight when [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm a 22-year-old man who is soon graduating university. I have a job lined up, I'm creatively fulfilled, healthy, physically fit, and I'm surrounded by friends and family [...]

Dear Sugars, Three years ago, I broke up with my lover of 10 years after he largely ignored my existence and stopped sleeping with me. By then I'd figured out [...]

Dear Sugars, I have a wonderful and fulfilling job connecting low-income disabled people with resources to help ease their burdens. My job requires me to coordinate with bureaucracies that are [...]

Dear Sugars, I've been married for 10 years to a pretty great guy. We have two kids, a dog and a house. And yet I feel stuck in domestic drudgery. [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm 21 years old and still incapable of dealing with my stepmother. When I was 10, just months after my parents' divorce, my father told me he was [...]

Dear Sugars, Last weekend my best friend date raped me. We were both drinking -- he more than I -- and he verbally pressured me to have sex. I said [...]

Dear Sugars, My husband and I are both 30. We've been married five years. Several months ago, we decided to begin the process of becoming homeowners. After meeting with a [...]

Dear Sugars, How do I cut myself some slack? I'm 22. I support myself by working as a server at a restaurant while attending community college, where I have a [...]

Dear Sugars, My girlfriend and I have been in a relationship for four months. She's the perfect partner. We communicate well and love each other. In spite of this, I'm [...]

Dear Sugars, I had an affair with a co-worker that lasted several months. Though I had reservations about his character, we had an intense sexual connection. Due to the small, [...]

Dear Sugars, My husband and I have been together for five years and married for nearly one. We're very happy. I also love his family. His parents and three siblings [...]

Dear Sugars, How do I deal with my anger toward men? I go to therapy, I'm on anti-depressants and I'm trying to practice self-care. But I'm still angry. I don't [...]

Dear Sugars, My mom and her new fiancé have been together three years. On paper, he's a great match for her. But he's revealed himself as jealous and controlling. I [...]

Dear Sugars, I'm a 50-year-old professional woman. I've been married to a wonderful man for the last 25 years. We have three children: Two graduated college, and the youngest is [...]

Dear Sugars, My husband and I are in our early 30s and have been together for 10 years. His parents live 45 minutes away; mine live on the other side [...]

Dear Sugars, My boyfriend and I have been in a monogamous relationship for over a year. Recently, I snooped on his phone and learned that he'd been on a site [...]