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Ask Anna: When is love not enough to make a lasting relationship?

October 15, 2025 at 6:09 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’m 27 and have been with my boyfriend (29) for almost three years.

Ask Anna: She’s often on her phone

October 2, 2025 at 3:00 a.m.

Dear Anna, When I've asked if we can have “quality time” — meaning phones down, real conversation, maybe some physical affection — she gets defensive and acts like I'm criticizing...

True attraction involves emotional connection, shared energy, the way someone moves through the world, their confidence and their joy, writes Anna Pulley. It's chemistry that can't be manufactured or forced or filtered. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Should I break up with someone I love but don’t desire?

September 25, 2025 at 12:44 p.m.

Dear Anna, I'm a 31-year-old man who's been with my 27-year-old girlfriend for three years. We met through friends and clicked immediately — our conversations flow effortlessly and we laugh...

Sometimes the bravest thing isn't fighting for a marriage, it's knowing when to fight for yourself instead, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Should I stay married to someone who doesn’t desire me?

September 17, 2025 at 5:19 p.m.

Dear Anna, I'm a 39-year-old man, married to my 36-year-old wife for 11 years. Last month I discovered she'd been having an emotional affair with a coworker that lasted about...

If you're texting someone daily, spending weekends together and meeting each other's friends, you're in a relationship whether you decide to label it as such, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: What to do when you’ve been dating but aren’t ‘official’

September 12, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Dear Anna, I'm a 28-year-old woman who's been seeing this amazing guy (31) for eight months now. We spend most weekends together, text daily and I've met some of his...

Trying to resolve an argument with your significant other entirely over text is like trying to assemble furniture with mittens on, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to handle conflict when your partner only wants to text

September 4, 2025 at 11:28 a.m.

Dear Anna, My girlfriend and I have been long distance for about a year, and one of the biggest points of tension between us is communication style.

Our brains are wired to rely on physical presence as proof of closeness, writes Anna Pulley. To counteract that in a long-distance relationship, try to build rituals that signal intimacy even without geography. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: I shut down in long-distance relationships

August 28, 2025 at 3:27 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’ve been dating my boyfriend for about six months, and we moved in together pretty quickly — it’s been wonderful, and I feel really loved. The challenge is...

Showing up is what couples do for each other, writes Anna Pulley, not skipping family and social events to say home playing video games. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Help! My partner always skips social gatherings

August 22, 2025 at 11:53 a.m.

Dear Anna, I've been with my boyfriend for over six years, and I'm exhausted from constantly attending family gatherings and social events alone while he stays home playing video games....

Watch for the difference between being “lost” and being unmotivated, writes Anna Pulley. Plenty of people don’t know their exact career path but still work steadily toward something (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: My partner won’t step up — am I helping or enabling?

August 22, 2025 at 11:13 a.m.

Dear Anna, I’ve been with my boyfriend for three years, and I love him — he’s funny, supportive and kind. Right now, we’re living at my sister’s place while saving...

It’s OK to want your partner to lie to you a little, writes Anna Pulley. Not about big things, but about ego-softening, soul-soothing things. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: My boyfriend doesn’t think I’m ‘hot’

August 8, 2025 at 3:14 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’ve been dating my boyfriend for almost a year, and for the most part, things are great — we’re even talking about moving in together.

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