I’m in my 30s and own my home. How can I share my good fortune with friends?
Dear Annalisa, I’m in the fortunate position of owning my own home and some land without a mortgage (in a very affordable and somewhat remote area), and…
My sister gets into toxic fights with my mother. How can I help?
Dear Annalisa, I’m a 40-year-old man and worried about my family. Since my sister (in her late 30s) became pregnant with her first child four years ago, there…
My father threw out my box of memories, then took his own life. How do I move on?
Dear Annalisa, Not long before the Covid pandemic, my dad threw out my cardboard box of mementoes that I had stored in his garage for “safekeeping”: years’ worth…
I’m 16 and I like a boy, but I have no social skills and don’t know what to do
Dear Annalisa, I’m 16 and have never really had crushes. Along with that, I moved around a lot as a kid and never really had many friends until…
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