Dear E. Jean: I’m in a very tense situation that needs prompt attention. I recently found out I’m pregnant by a man I’d been dating for two months. Obviously things had moved very fast after he declared his love. But then he began to reveal himself: borrowing money from me, stealing my credit card, and

Dear E. Jean: I’m in a very tense situation that needs prompt attention. I recently found out I’m pregnant by a man I’d been dating for two months. Obviously things had moved very fast after he declared his love. But then he began to reveal himself: borrowing money from me, stealing my credit card, and

Dear E. Jean: I gave up my shot at law school because my boyfriend promised me marriage. Then, just before we became engaged, I found out he cheated on me (several times!) and I broke up with him. Nine months have passed, and we recently ran into each other. He told me that four months

Dear E. Jean: I gave up my shot at law school because my boyfriend promised me marriage. Then, just before we became engaged, I found out he cheated on me (several times!) and I broke up with him. Nine months have passed, and we recently ran into each other. He told me that four months

Dear E. Jean: What’s the best course of action after being fired? With six great years at a company, I was canned because I played a practical joke. (I hid my supervisor’s glue stick. Yes. It’s utterly ridiculous.) The supervisor, who I thought was my friend and someone I could joke with, decided to make

Dear E. Jean: What’s the best course of action after being fired? With six great years at a company, I was canned because I played a practical joke. (I hid my supervisor’s glue stick. Yes. It’s utterly ridiculous.) The supervisor, who I thought was my friend and someone I could joke with, decided to make

Dear E. Jean: Help! I don’t want my guy seeing, admiring, or being turned on by other naked women! Do I have to accept that my fiancé will attend a bachelor party? E. Jean: Yes. Because if you tell him no, he’ll just lie and go anyway. But honestly, I’m sick of women feeling like

Dear E. Jean: Help! I don’t want my guy seeing, admiring, or being turned on by other naked women! Do I have to accept that my fiancé will attend a bachelor party? E. Jean: Yes. Because if you tell him no, he’ll just lie and go anyway. But honestly, I’m sick of women feeling like

Dear E. Jean: How do you wean a boyfriend from his mother? We’ve been together six years. Our relationship’s in good standing, but he’s 27, he just moved out of his parents’ house, and he still clings to his mother, lunching with her often and spending every weekend with them (which she guilts him into—easy

Dear E. Jean: How do you wean a boyfriend from his mother? We’ve been together six years. Our relationship’s in good standing, but he’s 27, he just moved out of his parents’ house, and he still clings to his mother, lunching with her often and spending every weekend with them (which she guilts him into—easy

Dear E. Jean: My new boyfriend could not be more perfect on paper. He’s a 35-year-old physician, has no kids, has never been married, loves antiques shopping, baking cheesecakes, and pulling off the most elaborate romantic dates (when we missed a meteor shower one night, he actually lit fireworks over the house). He is really

Dear E. Jean: My new boyfriend could not be more perfect on paper. He’s a 35-year-old physician, has no kids, has never been married, loves antiques shopping, baking cheesecakes, and pulling off the most elaborate romantic dates (when we missed a meteor shower one night, he actually lit fireworks over the house). He is really

Dear E. Jean: It’s finally time to put my idea to work. I want to create a fragrance to be sold as a perfume. I’ve done the research on the scents (two from fruit, one from a flower). I have grown up with these delightful aromas in my backyard, and I would like to use

Dear E. Jean: It’s finally time to put my idea to work. I want to create a fragrance to be sold as a perfume. I’ve done the research on the scents (two from fruit, one from a flower). I have grown up with these delightful aromas in my backyard, and I would like to use

Dear E. Jean: My mother is an attractive, interesting woman who reads ELLE and The Economist, dresses fashionably, and maintains a petite size 2 frame. Recently, I found out that my 39-year-old husband (of 14 years) has been having sex with her when he attends conferences at the resort near where she lives. When he

Dear E. Jean: My mother is an attractive, interesting woman who reads ELLE and The Economist, dresses fashionably, and maintains a petite size 2 frame. Recently, I found out that my 39-year-old husband (of 14 years) has been having sex with her when he attends conferences at the resort near where she lives. When he

Shutterstock20th Century Fox/ Anyone with a work BFF knows there’s so much more to it than taking turns on the coffee run. And now science is acknowledging the importance of having a work spouse: according to a study, work friends are apparently one of the most crucial factors to overall success and happiness in your

Shutterstock20th Century Fox/ Anyone with a work BFF knows there’s so much more to it than taking turns on the coffee run. And now science is acknowledging the importance of having a work spouse: according to a study, work friends are apparently one of the most crucial factors to overall success and happiness in your

Dear E. Jean: I’m a happily married thirtysomething woman with a very satisfying sex life. However, I want to try sex with a woman. Not a specific woman—in fact, better for it to be completely anonymous, as I don’t want a relationship or any kind of ongoing “thing.” I just want to try it out.

Dear E. Jean: I’m a happily married thirtysomething woman with a very satisfying sex life. However, I want to try sex with a woman. Not a specific woman—in fact, better for it to be completely anonymous, as I don’t want a relationship or any kind of ongoing “thing.” I just want to try it out.

Dear E. Jean: Grab a box of Kleenex. This is a sad one. My guy of three years is funny, smart, stable, and bears a striking resemblance to George Clooney—but he’s a bit of a bore in bed. I feel you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (he’s 37), so since everything else is

Dear E. Jean: Grab a box of Kleenex. This is a sad one. My guy of three years is funny, smart, stable, and bears a striking resemblance to George Clooney—but he’s a bit of a bore in bed. I feel you can’t teach an old dog new tricks (he’s 37), so since everything else is

Dear E. Jean: I’m 28 and I think I may be addicted to my vibrator. It provides bliss 10 or 11 times in a single hour; but a man? It takes forever. I’m concerned on several levels: Is it blocking my ability to have meaningful relationships with guys? And my own body—am I burning it

Dear E. Jean: I’m 28 and I think I may be addicted to my vibrator. It provides bliss 10 or 11 times in a single hour; but a man? It takes forever. I’m concerned on several levels: Is it blocking my ability to have meaningful relationships with guys? And my own body—am I burning it