Archive for November 2012

Dear Dr. Darcy: My husband and I are in our mid 30’s and are attending a wedding clear across the country in a few months. It’s the first time we are going away without our kids. My question is (depressing and hard to even type) about a will and what info I need in creating…

Dear Dr. Darcy:  Does age matter? I’m dating a woman who is 25 and I’m 48. We are very compatible in all aspects of our lives.  I am a very young 48 and she’s mature for her age. Ironically, she’s often the more mature of the two of us. We’ve been dating for several months…

Dear Dr. Darcy, I don’t want children, [I] have no maternal desire and [I] have been open with my mother about this. The problem is I’m an only child and therefore her only chance of being a grandmother. At first she said although she was a little disappointed she accepted my decision but she brings…

Dear Dr. Darcy, I’ve recently started seeing a therapist at a local clinic. It’s definitely a big step for me, and I’m doing my best to be as honest as possible. I have already told her about several years of molestation that I dealt with at the hands of my former stepfather, but I’m absolutely…

Dear Dr. Darcy, I’ve recently started seeing a therapist at a local clinic. It’s definitely a big step for me, and I’m doing my best to be as honest as possible. I have already told her about several years of molestation that I dealt with at the hands of my former stepfather, but I’m absolutely…

Welcome to Format Free Fridays, the one day a week when I break the format of answering your questions and I dispense that which we rarely welcome in life: Unsolicited Information. In the wake of Hurricane Sandy and 2012’s first nor’easter, many east coasters found themselves without power for days, or in my case, for…