This belief makes asking feel like proof that the relationship isn't what you hoped. If you have to say it—if the need has to ...

Dear Eric: I have several close and fulfilling relationships with family and friends. Twice now I have had what I thought fit this category only to have the person drift away for no clear reason. One ...

As I wrote previously, dating and relationship conversations can be awkward and embarrassing. Those feelings arise because of an inherent conflict. On one hand, we are motivated to ask for what we ...