Dear E. Jean: My friends are being fake. They lavish me with compliments—all of them so phony that I can’t believe they think I’m not seeing through it. Why? Because my new boyfriend is loaded—incredibly wealthy. They ambush us at parties with “pitches” for their “projects” and pleas to invest in their dreams. One of
Month: February 2018
Dear E. Jean: How about addressing the plight of a slim, vibrant, active, attractive, nurturing, passionate, sexual 80-year-old? The men I know are looking for women half their age, and I live in a close-knit area in Atlanta where there isn’t a man left who can satisfy my needs. All I want is a vibrant,
Dear E. Jean: Please forgive this handwritten note. I live on a cattle ranch in central Montana and don’t have e-mail, Twitter, or Facebook. But, yes, I do get ELLE. We’re not all spurs and blue jeans out here. I’m a young widow who recently lost her husband. The very last words he spoke were
Dear E. Jean: My boyfriend of one year invited his old college buddies (they live out of town) to visit. I spent days planning what to wear, what to serve, and was very excited, and when I opened the door, how did these oh-so-charming guys greet me? With a poster-size photo of my boyfriend and
Dear E. Jean: I’ve got a money problem, and I’m really ticked right now. While I toil away at my just-out-of-college first job, my boyfriend, who has been working for four years, makes a lot more money than I do. I’m trying to stick to a budget, but my boyfriend makes it hard. I’ve cut
It’s easy to find a dress you love at Lord & Taylor, but finding actual love? That’s a different level of retail therapy. Still, the shopping gods just tried to play cupid in Manhattan, coupling with relationship app The League—and various Bachelor/Bachelorette heartthrobs—for a night of take-your-chances speed dating. And somehow, ELLE.com got recruited for
Dear E. Jean: I recently started to see a man who’s wonderful and so right for me in nearly every way. But he cannot fall asleep in the same bed with me! He says he “can’t sleep” with someone next to him. He’s so snugly, so affectionate, and good at the things one does in
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: 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