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A Pride flag is displayed at the 2023 LA Pride Parade on June 11, 2023, in Hollywood, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to support your nonbinary partner

June 20, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

Dear Anna, I've been with my partner for two-and-a-half years, and six months ago they came out to me as nonbinary.

Plenty of people in their 30s are still figuring out dating, regardless of sexuality, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to date confidently as a newly out adult

June 17, 2025 at 11:27 a.m.

Dear Anna: I'm 34 and just came out to myself (and a few close friends) as gay after years of thinking I was just "bad at dating men" or "too...

The Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, Florida, in June 2019. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to make LGBTQ+ friends as an adult

June 5, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

Happy Pride Month, advice-seekers! We’re getting gay this June by answering LGBTQ+ questions. As always, send your dating/sex/relationship que(e)ries to [email protected]. Dear Anna, My girlfriend and I (both 28, together...

Healthy relationships require give and take, especially when one partner's comfort significantly impacts the other's well-being, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: My partner won’t sleep next to me anymore

May 29, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Dear Anna, My boyfriend and I have been together for two years and recently moved in together. Everything was going great until we started sharing a bed regularly. He claims...

The desire for space doesn’t automatically signal a desire for distance, writes Anna Pulley. Many thriving long-term couples maintain certain boundaries that in fact bring them closer. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Navigating space in committed relationships

May 22, 2025 at 11:44 a.m.

Dear Anna, My boyfriend (32) and I (29) have been living together for three years in what I thought was relationship bliss. Last month, out of nowhere, he suggested that...

Relationships stretch, they bend, sometimes they even crack a little, writes Anna Pulley. The goal isn't perfection; it's honesty and repair after something like a suspected infidelity. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: I think my wife cheated — should I say something?

May 15, 2025 at 4:41 p.m.

Dear Anna, A few weeks ago, my wife’s friend’s husband (I know, classic game of telephone) told me that my wife had a brief fling with someone at work. He...

How to know when it's time to end an emotionally exhausting relationship. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Breaking free from emotionally exhausting relationships

May 15, 2025 at 4:35 p.m.

Dear Anna, Hi Anna. I’m 40 years old and single. I met someone over a year ago. Things started off well. She mentioned that she wants to spend time together,...

Shutting down can be a protective mechanism, and even though it feels personal when a partner does it, it’s not. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: What to do when your partner shuts down

May 15, 2025 at 4:24 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’m a 35-year-old woman currently in a relationship with a wonderful man (44) who has a complicated family situation. He shares custody of his young daughter with his...

Buying gifts such as jewelry for your partner is tricky, writes Anna Pulley. Even when they come from the heart, they don’t always align with the recipient’s style, comfort or daily habits. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Why won’t my girlfriend wear jewelry I buy her?

May 15, 2025 at 4:23 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’ve been dating my girlfriend for almost 10 months now. I frequently buy her jewelry and sometimes clothing, but she never wears them when we're together. Sometimes I'll...

The “perfect” wedding isn't worth going into debt or a damaged friendship, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: I can’t afford to be my friend’s maid of honor

May 15, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

Dear Anna, Three months ago, I excitedly agreed to be the maid of honor in my college roommate's destination wedding next summer, assuming it would involve standard expenses. Fast forward...

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