Archive for June 2022
The Story Of My Fourth Abortion
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 — unexpectedly died. With his…
Read More2 Guys At The Same Time?
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 am in some kind…
Read MoreBuy A Farmhouse, They Said.
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 other was doing. “Still married,”…
Read MoreRules Of Engagement With In-laws
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 she told me made me…
Read More5 Game Changers for Your Relationship
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 information into a habit takes…
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