latestOctober 19, 2021

LW Confused by Contact From Sister's Ex

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My sister was with her latest ex-boyfriend for only a couple months. They never seemed a good fit, and nobody was surprised when they split. She has since found someone who sh... more

October 15, 2021

LW Upset About Roommate's Behavior Changes When Men Are Around

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My roommate is probably the most beautiful woman I know. She is also smart. But when she gets around men, she becomes something entirely different, it’s like she feels she has... more

September 16, 2021

BF's Inability to Sleep Without TV Means Less Sleep for GF

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boyfriend has this thing about not being able to fall asleep at night without the TV on. He is a paramedic and sees some truly bad stuff on a daily basis. So, I can get how... more

September 14, 2021

Crush on New Roommate's Brother Could Make Things Awkward

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I just moved into my first apartment and have two other roommates. We all get along pretty good, and sometimes hangout together in the living room or on the deck before, durin... more

September 09, 2021

New GF Reluctant to Go Too Fast

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My new girlfriend is a few years younger than me, and even though she has been in at least two serious relationships, which both ended badly, she keeps telling me she is not r... more

August 31, 2021

BF's Criminal Past Is Hard for GF to Deal With

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boyfriend is 27. When he was still a teenager, he was arrested and convicted of stealing a car. The story he told me is that he did it on a dare from one of his friends, wh... more

August 13, 2021

GF Fears History Will Repeat Itself If BF Replaces ATV

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My boyfriend had a bad accident on his ATV last fall. He crashed it into a tree when he lost control. He is lucky he wasn’t hurt worse than he was. As it is, he had several br... more

August 05, 2021

New Boyfriend Worries He's More Rebound than Long-term

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My girlfriend was engaged to her last boyfriend for almost five years. He called it all off a few weeks before the wedding, and it really busted my girlfriend up. I didn’t kno... more

July 09, 2021

Old Photos of Ex-Wife Still on Display

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: The guy I’m seeing has only been divorced less than a year. It was one of those high school sweetheart things that didn’t make it very long after they were married.... more

June 29, 2021

New Job Grosses Out BF

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Ever since I started my job working at a funeral home, my boyfriend has been acting a little weird around me. He won’t say it, but I think he’s grossed out by what I now do fu... more

May 25, 2021

Dating Coworkers Bend Company Rules

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I hooked up with one of my coworkers a few weeks ago. Since then we started spending more time together, and plan to continue seeing each other.... more

April 23, 2021

LW Tired of Sister's Ditching Others in Favor of Her Latest Love Interest

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My older sister has dated a few really nice guys, but even if they’re cruds, she gives up all her interests and a lot of her own social life for whoever she’s with.... more

April 22, 2021

Son's Relationship with Older Woman Worries Mom

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My son met a woman who started working as a cashier at the pharmacy where he’s an assistant manager. She is the divorced mother of two tweens, and my son just turned 23. He ha... more

April 13, 2021

GF's COVID Temporary Relocation May Become Permanent

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My girlfriend went to be with her parents, a five-hour drive away, when the pandemic started last year. It was just supposed to be a temporary situation, but last week she tol... more

March 26, 2021

Apartment Living Nightmares Push Renter to Limit

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Last year my neighbors were sometimes having sex loud enough to be heard in my apartment. It was an on and off thing, and I figured I could play a TV or lullaby music loud eno... more

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