Q. My husband insists on making a big deal of my birthday with our young children. For various reasons, including terrible childhood memories, I do not enjoy celebrating my birthday. (I am all for ...

This author talks about her complicated relationship with her family and how it impacted her ability to be herself and comfortable around other families. Have you dealt with this?

Dear Carolyn: I keep hoping things will get better for me, but it just keeps getting worse. My family moved halfway across the country three years ago for a better job opportunity, and I’ve been ...

Dear Annie: I am a 25-year-old female, and I absolutely love the life I have built with my husband and our two kids. His family has accepted me from day one. The problem is my family.

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. Sometimes, when I hate my husband, I think about our place in Boston and the night a skunk fell into the ...

Every day I hear from women in need of help. Almost without exception, they say things like "I hate myself" or "I hate my life", when what they really mean to ask, even if they don't consciously ...

Dear Annie: I am a 25-year-old female, and I absolutely love the life I have built with my husband and our two kids. His family has accepted me from day one. The problem is my family.