Love Letters

I want more kissing and squeezing in this marriage

Today's Letter Writer: "I have been with my husband for 30-plus years. I need a spark – a little pizzaz to get our relationship back to the kissing, squeezing, can’t-wait-to-be together stage."

Columnist @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social says romance novels can help! 📚

Finding love after getting scammed Is it safe to meet people on an app? How do you avoid getting scammed? Help a letter writer meet someone online.

Is it safe to meet people on an app? How do you avoid getting scammed?

Help a letter writer meet someone online.

A question about brothers ... and a sister-in-law Is your in-law a bully? If so, is it your place to confront them? In today's column: should I tell my SIL she's being mean to my brother?

Is your in-law a bully? If so, is it your place to confront them? In today's column: should I tell my SIL she's being mean to my brother?

Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice.

Is kissing in the rain actually sexy? After the 900th Saturday of rain in Boston, I spoke with Dan Savage, a sex and relationship columnist from Seattle.

Is kissing in the rain actually sexy? 🌧️

After what has felt like the 900th day of rain in Boston this summer, @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social spoke with @dansavage.bsky.social, a sex and relationship columnist from Seattle.

Dating as an international student in Boston He's an international student in Boston. He'd like to date. But it is not easy. Why do people keep rejecting him?

He's an international student in Boston. He'd like to date. But it is not easy. Why do people keep rejecting him?

Can I help my friend with her marital problem?

Is there such a thing as being too there for a friend?

Today's letter writer is wondering if they can directly solve their friend's marital problem. Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice. trib.al/2FokGZJ

Our advice? 🚗 Make traffic less miserable by binging Season 10 of the Love Letters podcast, hosted by @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.

Go from our premiere, which is all about dating as a clown, to our finale, which is all about becoming a butterfly. 🦋

Listen wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧

Not ready to get married? I don't buy it. When someone says they're not ready to get married, are they really saying, "I'm not ready to get married to YOU?"

When someone says they're not ready to get married, are they really saying, "I'm not ready to get married to YOU?"

🤔 Think it over with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social.

Is it time to date women? She's always been attracted to women – but now a man she loves is finally single. Should she date him or find the women she's always wanted?

She's always been attracted to women – but now a man she loves is finally single. Should she date him or find the women she's always wanted?

Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice.

Divorces are not ‘failed marriages.’ My sister’s is a case in point. - The Boston Globe All marriages change, even when people remain together, says Love Letters’ Meredith Goldstein. It’s not a failure, but rather, an experience.

A recent @lovelettersglobe.bsky.social podcast makes a provocative point: Divorces are not "failed marriages." Meredith Goldstein explains why in today's Starting Point.

Sometimes, when we’re making big life changes, we turn to family – or chosen family – before we’re ready to re-launch.

In this special episode of Love Letters, enjoy a story about sister cohabitation between @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social and her sister Brette. ♥️ ☕️

🎧 link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm

My boyfriend is so annoying How often are you annoyed with your significant other? How often do you fight like siblings? A letter writer wants to know.

"I love my boyfriend but he annoys me more than anyone in the world."

Read what @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social has to say to this letter writer who says her boyfriend is *so* annoying.

Somehow, my ex got to keep my friends A letter writer is upset because her ex stayed close with her friends after the breakup. Who has dibs? Can they share the group?

A letter writer is upset because her ex stayed close with her friends after the breakup. Who has dibs? Can they share the group?

Read the full Love Letter.

App dating is not for me A 50-something asks: where can I meet someone? The apps don't seem to be the place, if everyone is looking at hundreds of people.

A 50-something asks: where can I meet someone?

The apps don't seem to be the place, if everyone is looking at hundreds of people.

My husband, who works remotely, is annoyed when I get home His husband is always annoyed. Does this relationship problem have anything to do with remote work? Does your spouse work from home?

Dear @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social: My husband, who works remotely, is annoyed when I get home.

"When I get home, he is usually in a bad mood but the only reasoning I can get is that: 'work was stressful, 'I am tired' or 'it was a long day.'"
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💌 What can help?

How will things change after we get married? Want to help a soon-to-be newlywed? This letter writer asks: What changes after you get married? How does one be a good husband?

Want to help a soon-to-be newlywed? This letter writer asks: What changes after you get married? How does one be a good husband?

Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice for this future husband.

I don't have many friends, so this one is important If your friend group is small and important to you, how do you get comfortable with your friends having ... other friends?

Dear @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social: "I don't have many friends, so this one is important."

Today's Love Letter explores how to be comfortable with your friends having ... other friends. trib.al/z1oVTRd

I'm competitive with my sister How do you change a relationship with a sibling? This letter writer wants to be less competitive with her sister.

How do you change a relationship with a sibling? This letter writer wants to be less competitive with her sister.

I'm religious and trying to date. It's not going well. It's not easy to be 35, dating, and hoping to have kids. It's another thing to add religion to the mix. How does one find like-minded people?

It's not easy to be 35, dating, and hoping to have kids. It's another thing to add religion to the mix. How does one find like-minded people?

Hear what relationship advice columnist @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social has to say.

He doesn't buy flowers He doesn't buy flowers, even though she loves flowers. How do you teach a partner to be better at giving gifts?

He doesn't buy flowers, even though she loves flowers. 💐

I think there's a Miley Cyrus song about this.

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Two 💌 letters. Two pleas for explanation. @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social helps two letter writers with seemingly simple questions.

One of them being: What is "Disney Princess Energy" in dating?

Read the letter: trib.al/IAgm0te

I drive her everywhere It's a great friendship, but one of them always drives. How do you tell a friend that you're sick of being the chauffeur?

It's a great friendship, but one of them always drives.

How do you tell a friend that you're sick of being the chauffeur? 🚘

Should I confess my crush on a friend? Is it a good idea to start a relationship long-distance? What if you're friends first? Help a letter writer decide.

Is it a good idea to start a relationship long-distance? What if you're friends first?

Help a letter writer decide about whether or not to confess their crush.

Can a 🍄 trip save a marriage?

Today’s Love Letters episode is the story of a married couple who were having major relationship troubles and found an answer in psilocybin.

Hear their journey with @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social, wherever you listen to podcasts.

🎧 link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm

She's involved in a high-profile legal case This letter writer matched with someone recognizable. "I knew of her because of her occupation and her involvement in a high-profile legal case." Now what?

This letter writer matched with someone recognizable. "I knew of her because of her occupation and her involvement in a high-profile legal case." Now what?

My wife wants me to end a friendship An outdated question, but it never goes away: can men and women be just friends? Meredith helps a letter writer whose wife is asking.

An outdated question, but it never goes away: Can men and women be just friends?

@meredithgoldstein.bsky.social helps a letter writer whose wife is asking.

My wife wants me to end a friendship An outdated question, but it never goes away: can men and women be just friends? Meredith helps a letter writer whose wife is asking.

In @lovelettersglobe.bsky.social, a continued When Harry met Sally rule messing with us all. Please help.
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Ever heard of perimenopause? Meredith has!

So has Eileen, a guest on the Love Letters podcast who tells a story about how aging changed the course of her relationships for the better. ❤️

Listen here. link.chtbl.com/zLLpSgsm

Was I single long enough? How long should a person be single after a big breakup? One year? Two? A letter writer wonders whether she coupled up again too soon.

How long should a person be single after a big breakup? One year? Two? 💔

A letter writer wonders whether she coupled up again too soon.

My ex hasn't moved out Could you stand six months of living with an ex? How do you force a separation when a lease doesn't end until summer?

Could you stand six months of living with an ex? 🔑📦🚚

How do you force a separation when a lease doesn't end until summer? Read @meredithgoldstein.bsky.social's advice below.