Dear Ask Alina, I have been married for two years. Our marriage is solid but we get into arguments here and there. My parents are scheduled to come from our home country and stay with us for six months. On one hand, I am super happy about finally seeing my parents, but on the [...]
Dear Ask Alina, I have been unhappy in my marriage for a long time, and I am finally ready to tell my husband that I want a divorce. We have two young children, and I am feeling guilty at the thought of splitting our family. Help me not chicken out and have enough courage [...]
Dear Ask Alina, I have been dating my girlfriend for 14 years and living together for five years. For the past year she has been on my case about us getting married. I have reservations about marrying her, although I know that I love her and do not want to break up. For many [...]
Dear Ask Alina: My father-in-law has two daughters-in-law and one son-in-law and over the past few years he has started to treat us differently. Many times, he won’t even acknowledge us. We try to say “hi” and he pretends as if he doesn’t hear us. Just the other day when he couldn’t get hold [...]
Dear Ask Alina, My girlfriend hasn’t been herself lately. These days she is either angry or sad. She goes to work, comes home and turns on the television, does not engage in conversations, and complains she is tired and can’t fall asleep. At first, I chalked it up to the fact that her work [...]
Dear Ask Alina, The tech layoffs hit our family. My husband lost his job late last year. Ever since his job loss our relationship has been on rocky ground. He is moody and distant. I left my career to become a stay-at-home mom when our first child was born. We live our life fiscally [...]
Dear Ask Alina, I have been married for 15 years, we have two kids, and I think we have a good marriage. The other day I discovered that my husband has been texting with another woman. What I think started off online is now happening through text messages. I accidentally read his texts, which [...]
Dear Ask Alina, My wife announced this weekend that she wants a trial separation. I was shocked at her announcement, as I thought we had a good marriage. I am honestly so confused. This is so sudden. We have two beautiful children, she is a stay-at-home mom, I always encourage her to spend time [...]
Dear Ask Alina, My wife and I both work and have been comfortable with our combined family income. We bought a house during COVID time, and have not stressed much about expenses while settling into our new home. Well, as I was doing a financial year in review, I was in shock at how [...]
Dear Ask Alina, My fiancé has been upset with me about the lack of time we spend together. However, I have shared with him from the very beginning about my goal to build my career into leadership. The last fight was over me coming home 30 minutes later than I said I would. He [...]
