Dear Eric: I find it difficult to perform, and even when I can it’s not satisfying. I don’t know if it’s because I’m older and my libido is down or something else. She says she is satisfied with our sex life, but I have my doubts. Should I tell her I think we’re just better off being friends?
Dear Eric: I grew up in a hoarding house. My childhood was a nightmare of shame and helplessness. As soon as I was able, I got out of that house.
Dear Eric: My husband thinks husbands and wives shouldn’t travel separately unless absolutely necessary, that solo trips just open the door for all kinds of issues such as infidelity. (He’s speaking from personal experience.) As a travel agent, I’d often enjoyed solo travel before we were married, including while we were dating, and I miss it.
Dear Eric: This angers my husband immensely. He tells me “I’m crazy” and that I need to “pull up my big girl panties”. He’s also called me some vile names which I can’t repeat here. I know it’s irrational and I can’t understand why it is happening. He’s now threatening to sell my car, even though I have no trouble driving to the store, doctor’s office, hair salon, etc.
Dear Eric: I have a group of three girlfriends from middle school/high school. We stayed close during college and were in each other’s weddings, etc. I have known these women for more than 50 years.
Dear Eric: I don’t know if you are interested in follow-up letters, but here goes. I’m the grandma who was told she was folding her son-in-law’s T-shirts wrong.
Dear Eric: I tried talking to her about the situation. Her father was there with us. She denied she was snubbing me and lied several times, including about not inviting me to her father’s milestone birthday. When she couldn’t lie anymore, she ran out of the house.
Dear Eric: There is no real joy when you are severely sleep deprived and constantly cursed at.
Dear Eric: I’ve asked him many times to sit down with me and plan a budget. I am on a fixed income, he still works. I feel like I’m going through life fiscally blind. What can I say to convince him to give me that information? What would happen if he went before me?
Dear Eric: My husband of almost 60 years has Alzheimer’s. At this point, he does not know who I am other than “some nice lady” who comes to see him. I initiate and have sex with him. Our initial dating and marriage were very sexual but went on to deteriorate due to his multiple flings and affairs. By the time he was diagnosed, we had not had sex in more than 20 years.