Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: My two sisters and I get together every summer with our kids and husbands. We’ve been doing this since my mom died, five years ago – to try to keep some kind of family connection going because we all live in different states. I’m glad we are making the effort – for …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in a relationship that is bad for me, and I can’t seem to leave it. I’m embarrassed to say it, but my boyfriend puts me down and yells at me everyday, yet when I think of leaving, I’m too frightened to do anything. The thing is, I lost my job …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My sister is having a difficult time with her teenage daughter right now. I was never able to have children of my own and I have been very close to my niece from the time she was born. I live in the next town over, so I have been able to see …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m feeling very confused. Different people are giving me advice and I don’t know who to trust. I lost my job a few months ago and I have to make some decisions. My parents think I should go back to school. My boyfriend (who I live with) thinks I should look for …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My boyfriend and I split up about six months ago. It was a mutual decision. We just didn’t want the same things in life. Still, I can’t help feeling sad about it. He was my best friend and a good person. I know I need to move on, but I can’t seem …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I could use your advice on managing my stress. My (grown) daughter has a health situation that only she can control. She has the know-how and medical support she needs, but it is up to her to implement it. Sometimes she does, and sometimes she doesn’t. I get very anxious when she …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: My feelings of love for my fiancé seem to come and go. In fact, I’m not really sure what I’m “supposed” to be feeling. I mean, what is the experience of love …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a caregiver to my seriously ill long time partner. He has been ill for a long time and has been critically ill on a number of occasions. He is currently out of the hospital, but is still quite sick with a multitude of outpatient appointments and scary tests. I am …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a 28 year-old with a situation that probably many women experience. I am single and would really like to find the right man. I go to the bars on the weekends, like everyone …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in love with a man at work and have been for over four years. The first few years were great – we would talk and laugh non-stop for hours and had a lot …