WORKING FOR MR. DICK Dear Delphi, I used to be a successful contractor but I fell on some hard times and now I am what I like to call a “property manager,” but most people would call it a caretaker. About six months ago I was hired by a man of equal social and economic standing; the ...
SEXTING A CHEF Dear Delphi, I am a 58-year-old woman and I still feel young. I am married to a 65-year-old man who does not feel so young, meaning his sex drive has wilted like an old flower drooping out of a cracked vase. I recently made a friend—a male friend—chatting on the Internet about ...
STEALING SURFBOARDS FROM A BABY Dear Delphi, I went with my three-year-old grandson to a baby party today and I ended up threatening a five-year-old boy. I know that sounds horrible, but he kind of deserved it. Over and over again, I had asked this brat of a child to share the Slip ’n Slide ...
Dear Delphi, I have been bedridden recently because I broke my hip in a fall. I am no spring chicken: I am a 70-year-old man and do not expect to live much longer; my body is falling apart! Unfortunately I still have my wits about me. I would prefer to be sick in the mind instead of sick in the ...
Dear Delphi, I went for a weekend to the Bahamas with a group of friends. One of the couples has a four-year-old who still poops in his pants. OK, I thought four was old to still be doing that, but it’s really not my concern. My concern is that she left the entire poop package, pants and all, for ...
Dear Delphi, My parents are going through a divorce after 35 years of marriage. I don"t see the point of it all after 35 years, and even though I am a grown woman I am still upset about it; I can"t imagine how it feels when you are 14 and still living in your parents" house. The really ...
Dear Delphi, I am a 48-year-old man and have been married for about 25 years. My wife and I have not been intimate for the last 17 years. So I have engaged in a number of affairs (most of which she found out about) over that time. Most of the time these were serious emotional attachments and not ...
Dear Delphi, I am 35 and have been dating my boyfriend for roughly six years. No, he has still not proposed, but that is not the immediate problem. The problem is that his ex-girlfriend will not leave him alone. She calls at least once a month"actually, more like twice a month"and will ...
Dear Delphi, I was recently a guest at my best friend's house, but I was shocked by the way she lives and was so happy to get out of there! Her place is a dump. Either she thinks this is normal and OK or maybe she is bordering on crazy. I always thought she was a bit off. The house is clean"do ...
Dear Delphi, I have been married for five years and trying to get pregnant for the past year. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere, my husband gets diagnosed with MS about a month ago. I can"t believe my bad luck! I really want to have babies, but now he is "unsure" about what he wants. ...
