Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’m 29 and have never had a date. On top of my shame, I’m also embarrassed about my lack of experience. If I ever do find a man to date, I’ll be embarrassed to date him because I have no experience with being physically intimate with …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I feel like I have a black cloud following me around. Life has always been hard. My father left when I was young, so I had to help raise my siblings. Then I married young and my husband left me raising my son alone. Now he’s grown and you’d think I’d be …
Dear Dr. Norquist: Anger is something that I feel often. I’m not happy with this aspect of who I am, but I have come to recognize it. It has been brought to my attention more than once in my 30 years! I recognize it, but I can’t seem to stop it. What can I do …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m writing to you about a painful situation that I’ve been dealing with for many years now and don’t know what to do about. I’m in my mid-20s and gainfully employed as an editor. I’ve been living in Hoboken for three years now. The painful situation has to do with my relationship …
Dear Dr. Norquist: My husband and I recently divorced after 7 years together. I’m devastated. I have visions of growing old together, with our kids and grandchildren living nearby. I especially pictured the family holidays together. Now the holidays just remind me of how my life isn’t what it’s supposed to be. I never thought …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation for the Labor Day weekend holiday. We are re-running a letter published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I never see any questions from retired people like me, so I decided to write to you about my dilemma. Last year I retired after running my own business for more …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I have no idea what is going on with me. One minute I am happy and the next I’m depressed thinking about how bad my life is. I seem to have everything, a …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am writing to you, Dr. Norquist, because no one else has been able to fix what’s wrong with my life. My parents abandoned me through their addictions. My husband left me (luckily …
(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I never know what to expect from day to day. My job is unpredictable and I never know what kind of a mood my boss will be in. I’m a waitress and my …
Dear Dr. Norquist: I lost my mother last year to cancer, and I just can’t seem to get over it. She and I had a difficult relationship when I was younger but over the past 10 years we had been resolving our difficulties and becoming close again. Then she was diagnosed with lung cancer. Within …