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Love Letters is an advice column and award-winning podcast written and hosted by Meredith Goldstein. Ask confidential questions about single life, crushes, dating fatigue, open relationships, marriage, divorce, and everything in between. Get empathetic answers — and let others with similar questions know they’re not alone. The column runs on Boston.com and in The Boston Globe.

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Relationships

Should I say ‘I love you’ first?
September 6, 2019 | 7:26 am
Dating

How do I talk to the guy who lives in my building?
September 5, 2019 | 8:57 am
Dating

How do I know if he’s the one?
September 4, 2019 | 8:55 am
Marriage

I want my husband to be less self-absorbed
September 3, 2019 | 8:57 am

Relationships

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September 2, 2019 | 8:52 am
Relationships

Have I gone through every woman on Hinge?
August 30, 2019 | 9:07 am
Dating

He lives with his ex to raise his daughter
August 29, 2019 | 9:01 am
Dating

Ten years later, we’re still hooking up
August 28, 2019 | 9:00 am

Breakups 🖤

I was supposed to move to him – then he dumped me
August 27, 2019 | 9:00 am
Dating

When should I tell my dates about my chronic illness?
August 26, 2019 | 9:05 am