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Body insecurities usually stem from internal issues, not external ones, and working out to please someone else often makes insecurities worse, not better, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: My boyfriend’s fitness comments hurt my self-esteem

July 31, 2025 at 12:29 p.m.

Dear Anna, I've been dating my boyfriend for two months, and while he's incredibly kind and caring, I'm struggling with something that's making me feel insecure. He regularly makes comments...

Communicate what you want in a relationship early — even on first dates, if it feels right, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Why being inexperienced in bed is a good thing

July 25, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’m a late-bloomer lesbian — came out at 40, two years ago — and was lucky to have a gentle, affirming first relationship that made me feel safe...

Dating doesn’t have to be an endless mess of swipes and disappearing acts, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Dating with confidence after a long break

July 17, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.

Dear Anna, I recently got out of a long-term relationship — seven years, monogamous, talked-about-getting-married serious. I’m 34, and this is the first time I’ve been properly single since my...

There’s nothing wrong with passions and hobbies, but no one wants to feel like they’re coming in second to a Nikon camera, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: I’m competing with my boyfriend’s hobby for attention

July 9, 2025 at 4:55 p.m.

Dear Anna, I’ve been with my partner for two years in a rocky but loving relationship. Our main issue is his all-consuming passion for photography. He's on his camera club's...

This photo illustration shows icons of Google's AI app Gemini (or Bard), center left, OpenAI's app ChatGPT, center right, and other AI apps on a smartphone screen in Oslo, Norway, on July 12, 2023. (Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Ask Anna: My partner uses AI for emotional support instead of me

July 3, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

Dear Anna, I've been with my girlfriend for eight months, and I'm starting to feel like I'm competing with her phone for her attention — but not in the way...

Meaningful relationships require more than physical chemistry, they need emotional intimacy, shared values and mutual investment, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: Hookup culture burnout and unavailable crush cycles

June 26, 2025 at 5:50 p.m.

Dear Anna, I'm a 38-year-old gay man living in a midsize city, and I'm completely exhausted by the dating scene here. It feels like every guy I meet on the...

A Pride flag is displayed at the 2023 LA Pride Parade on June 11, 2023, in Hollywood, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to support your nonbinary partner

June 20, 2025 at 11:35 a.m.

Dear Anna, I've been with my partner for two-and-a-half years, and six months ago they came out to me as nonbinary.

Plenty of people in their 30s are still figuring out dating, regardless of sexuality, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to date confidently as a newly out adult

June 17, 2025 at 11:27 a.m.

Dear Anna: I'm 34 and just came out to myself (and a few close friends) as gay after years of thinking I was just "bad at dating men" or "too...

The Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, Florida, in June 2019. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: How to make LGBTQ+ friends as an adult

June 5, 2025 at 11:32 a.m.

Happy Pride Month, advice-seekers! We’re getting gay this June by answering LGBTQ+ questions. As always, send your dating/sex/relationship que(e)ries to [email protected]. Dear Anna, My girlfriend and I (both 28, together...

Healthy relationships require give and take, especially when one partner's comfort significantly impacts the other's well-being, writes Anna Pulley. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Ask Anna: My partner won’t sleep next to me anymore

May 29, 2025 at 5:08 p.m.

Dear Anna, My boyfriend and I have been together for two years and recently moved in together. Everything was going great until we started sharing a bed regularly. He claims...

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