Dear Miss U,
I am a mother of four kids. Two from a previous relationship. Two from my current relationship. I have made the mistake of calling my boyfriend my son as well. This has been going on for years. It’s due to the fact he grew up lazy which was acceptable. I didn’t grow up that way but in this relationship I became lazy as well. This has led to a lot of arguments. To the point I lost respect for him years ago… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
My SO and I have been together almost a year and here lately we haven’t been communicating as well as we should have been.
Every time I say anything he feels that I’m arguing with him. My biggest issues are that I need to be able to talk to him and hear his voice and it’s been a really long time since he’s called me. Last time I called him he didn’t answer and texted me right back saying he was busy. Well the busy excuse has been there for a while as well as other excuses going back to… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
I’m wanting more from my boyfriend. I’d really like to get married and start settling down. My family brought up a few concerns that I’m not sure if I should ignore or not. My family seems to think I should get a prenup. I hadn’t thought about it until they said it and I guess I’m not naive and I do know these days there is a higher risk of divorce. I’d like to think my SO isn’t like this, but I guess it is a worry these days. I’m not sure how to even bring it up as I’m worried he’ll be offended… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
At the very beginning, all him and I did was flirt back and forth until he finally asked me out over skype. For the past two months, our conversations lack depth and he overall seems uninterested in what I have to say. He never compliments me and never calls me “babe” or any of those nicknames that we used when we first started dating. He lives only a few hours away from me, and when I come and visit, he barely has the time for me, since all he does is play on his computer and watch youtube videos. I really don’t know what I should do, or how to even make it work… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
I have been dating this girl for 3 months now. I live in Illinois because of college. I just graduated last spring. My parents live in Michigan in the sane town as her. I actually met her at my graduation party because my parents are friends with her parents. We started talking and texting even after I came back to Illinois since I live here with my godparents because they live so close to the college I was attending. I am currently searching for a job with my degree and she is about to start college in Michigan… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
My boyfriend and I met on a cruise last year, we spent the entire week together and on the last day decided we would find a way to make it work. We both graduated high school and I decided to stay home and attend a community college while he went off to boot camp. I HATE my college experience, I definitely didn’t choose the right college. Once he graduates boot camp and AIT he will be attending college in his hometown, Kansas City. We will once again be 700+ miles away from each other. He is constantly hinting at wanting me to transfer next year, however, he wants me to do whatever makes me happy… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
I just found out my sweetie has been in the hospital, and will start a treatment session for several weeks. I want to go see him and spend time with him. Traveling to see him involves crossing a border, plane fare, hotel, and pausing my job search (15+ months out of work). However the last two times I went to visit, he would not speak to me nor acknowledge my presence in his city… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
I have been in a relationship for a year and half the first half was not long distance, however, the rest of it has been. We are both in the navy and are schedules conflict each other. We live on two sides of the world east coast and west because of our occupation we can’t just up and leave and move to each other’s states. Therefore we have to wait up to two years until we will be able to live with one other… [read more]

Dear Miss U,
About 7 months ago, I became involved with a co-worker that lives halfway around the world (Taiwan). Long story short, 3 of my fellow co-workers from the company’s Taipei office were sent here for training, one of which I found to be particularly attractive, so I started talking to her. I had recently begun dating after a 3+ year stint of being completely single, no girlfriend, no “hookups”, no nothing. We hung out a little bit while she was here, didn’t go too far, but once she returned to Taiwan we remained in contact, pretty much on a daily basis. Eventually, it got to the point where I ended up flying out there to see her… [read more]