My friends are getting divorced for all the wrong reasons. What do I do?

Is there a book that can make my sister stop acting like an automaton?

Will having a child ruin my career as an artist?

If my best friend is also my lover -- why do I feel so alone?

Parents and the planets they live on.

What if you and the person you love have nothing in common?

When the ideals of activism meet the realities of unpleasant people.

My friend wants me to suffer like she does.

Is coming home to an empty apartment depressing? Or delightful?

Criticism of their unconventional living arrangment threatens one couple's happiness.

When it feels like time to leave it all behind.

The only thing worse than watching a relationship die is watching one that won't.

Traveling the world can have surprising local impacts.

How to move on after a breakup? Jessa Crispin answers, with help from a Greek myth and a subversive modern writer.

Not everyone’s in a Valentine’s mood. Some recommended reading for romantic dissenters.

When life becomes frighteningly unrecognizable, is it better to cling to the familiar -- or let go?

In search of female friends.

Is there an upside to the "ache of disappointment"?

In the first installment of an ongoing feature, Jessa Crispin draws on her library to advise readers on their dilemmas.