Love Letters: Relationship advice from Meredith Goldstein https://www.boston.com/category/love-letters/ Boston.com Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:38:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Love Letters: Relationship advice from Meredith Goldstein https://www.boston.com/category/love-letters/ 32 32 Two Letters, One Update, One Spiritual Revelation https://www.boston.com/love-letters/untagged/two-letters-one-update-one-spiritual-revelation/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/untagged/two-letters-one-update-one-spiritual-revelation/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:42:15 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28835240 < Previous Two Letters, One Update, One Spiritual Revelation 1. I’m looking for letters. Send your questions about dating/love/relationships to this anonymous form or to loveletters@boston.com . December is a weird time to date […]

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/untagged/two-letters-one-update-one-spiritual-revelation/feed/ 0 He wants my attention 24-7 https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/he-wants-my-attention-24-7/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/he-wants-my-attention-24-7/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:03:54 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28825230 I don't follow some people on my social media anymore because he didn't like it.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/he-wants-my-attention-24-7/feed/ 0 Dating during perimenopause https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/dating-during-perimenopause/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/dating-during-perimenopause/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:07:40 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28815682 Perimenopause has seriously diminished my libido and my interest in as frequent sex as I was interested in even just a year or so ago.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/can-i-follow-them-on-social-media/feed/ 0 When do I bring up sex? https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/when-do-i-bring-up-sex/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/when-do-i-bring-up-sex/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:06:04 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28784280 It's not that sex is the only thing I'm looking for, but it will be an important part of any relationship going forward.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/when-do-i-bring-up-sex/feed/ 0 Getting past a first date at 40 https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/getting-past-a-first-date-at-40/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/getting-past-a-first-date-at-40/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 13:54:12 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28776511 We have discussed my feelings; she does not have them.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/28767416/feed/ 0 Dating as a widower is difficult https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/dating-as-a-widower-is-difficult/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/dating-as-a-widower-is-difficult/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2023 14:04:07 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28759352 The last person I was β€œdating" compared every moment to my past.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/dating-as-a-widower-is-difficult/feed/ 0 He sends pictures to other women https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/he-sends-pictures-to-other-women/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/he-sends-pictures-to-other-women/#respond Mon, 11 Dec 2023 13:59:39 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28751564 I confronted him about it and he said it's nothing, but they talk more than we talk.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/love-letters/dating/he-sends-pictures-to-other-women/feed/ 0 What we talk about is … boring https://www.boston.com/love-letters/marriage/what-we-talk-about-is-boring/ https://www.boston.com/love-letters/marriage/what-we-talk-about-is-boring/#respond Fri, 08 Dec 2023 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=bdc-love-letters&p=28729474 The truth is, it's hard. Work, kid, life...not enough hours in the day... you know the drill.

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