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His Need for "Man Space"

Dear Karen,  My husband insists on his “boys night out” once a month.  They play poker, smoke, drink, and God-knows-what-else (he doesn’t really open up about what they do, no matter how nicely I ask).  Isn’t he supposed to have outgrown that, once he got married and...

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Are You His Judge, or His Partner?

Dear Karen,  My partner is doing something he shouldn’t be doing, and I don’t support him in the way he’s handling things.  He’s being sneaky about it, too, and not telling me what he’s up to.  I want to figure out how to get him to stop doing this stuff that I don’t...

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His Bad Mood Doesn't Have to Mean Yours

Dear Karen,  I am at the end of my rope.  My husband is coming home at the end of the day in such a bad mood, and he’s taking out all his crap on me.  I don’t deserve this, and I’m not going to take it.  I know he’s in a new job that is really stressful, but why does...

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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Dear Karen, When a man shows you time and time again from his actions that he loves you but still says he isn’t ready to commit to living with you or marrying you, how long should you wait for him to commit? ~ Terry, CA Dear Terry, Well, this question should have...

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