Hi Karen, I’m going to my family’s home in Ohio for Christmas, and I am dreading it. I’ll be around a bunch of nosy, judgmental family members that I don’t even like, and they’re going to get on my case about being unmarried. I hate it! It happens every year, and...
Dear Karen, There are so many things I’d love to be doing, but I don’t want to get involved with things and miss a chance to find someone to be in a relationship with. I’m scared to be single for the rest of my life, and getting into things before I’ve met someone...
Dear Karen, I have a problem that has come up. Sometimes when I meet someone that is really fantastic, I get the old "he's way too good for me" feeling. I know that this is really bad and I try to tell myself it's silly. I'm afraid I'm projecting out what's going on...
Dear Karen, I’ve just started dating a man I’m very excited about. We don’t live near each other – we met skiing, and see each other when we’re both there on the weekends. We are getting pretty serious (at least, it feels like it, and I sure hope so!). Here’s my...
Dear Karen, I have been on a few online dating sites, and am just not having any luck! I feel like I’ve got a great profile, I’m attractive and fun, but all I seem to meet is one jerk after another! It’s so annoying! I kinda feel like I want to throw in the towel,...
Dear Karen, An issue arises between my man and me every Christmas. I come from a family that enjoys the holiday immensely – in all ways. Christmas is not something my man looks forward to with the same level of excitement that I do; each year, a couple of weeks...
This can be such a challenging time of year for people, partly because our expectations of experiencing all this joy, fun, love and happiness (that’s supposed to be abundant in our lives through the holidays) may not actually be happening. In fact, quite the opposite...
Hello, Karen, I’ve been married for many years, and am not sure I’m willing to stay in the marriage any longer. I am married to a man who is not being very cooperative. The more I explain what it is he’s doing that upsets me, the more he seems to do it. The more I...
Dear Karen, I am really unhappy about something - I hope you can shed some light on why my husband is being such an idiot. He is a total workaholic, and can’t seem to carve out any time for me. I tell him how upset I get when he’s not around, and he just doesn’t...