How to Talk With Anyone About Anything—Even When It’s Uncomfortable

Dear Dr. Darcy: I recently began dating someone several years younger than I am. OK - he’s 15 years younger, and I’m sure you’re going to tell me that I had it coming, but he ultimately ghosted me. Why do people do this? And were there warning signs I missed? ...

The fourth time I had an abortion… Well, maybe I should start from the beginning. I was seventeen when I had my first abortion.  It was the year I decided I wanted to go to college, just months after the cause of my childhood angst — my mother’s rageful husband ...

Hi Darcy,  I have a habit sometimes of having 2 guys at the same time: One that I am in a relationship with and the other I get what I’m missing from my relationship.  I am in this situation right now and I don't know what to do. The guy ...

I was catching up with my BFF earlier this week. He’d just hung out with a group of our friends.  “Everyone wanted to know how you’re doing.” “Did you tell them I’m still married?” It’s an inside joke that started during the pandemic. One of us would ask how the ...

Dear Dr. Darcy,  I am very close to my brother’s wife. We’re all in our 30’s and hang out on weekends.  I recently had a situation where my sister-in-law got pissed off at me for something I did. I understand why she’s mad because I was wrong but the way ...

Here’s the thing about relationship skills: They’re skills. We’re not born with them. We’re taught them. Most of us are taught them by people who are statistically more likely to be divorced than happily married: Our parents.   Luckily we’re never too old to learn something new. But to turn ...