latestOctober 20, 2021

Ask Natalie: Think your soon-to-be son-in-law got ripped off with the engagement ring he bought?

DEAR NATALIE: My daughter’s boyfriend is getting ready to propose! We are thrilled for them. He secretly bought her an engagement ring and sent it to our home to look at because I have a jeweler frien... more

October 06, 2021

Ask Natalie: Husband’s best friend’s wife is cheating and he wants you to stay out of it?

DEAR NATALIE: My husband’s best friend’s wife has been cheating on him for months. My husband has told me to stay out of it. We found out through friends what was going on, but his best friend has no ... more

September 29, 2021

Ask Natalie: Friend asked you to swing and now everything is uncomfortable?

DEAR NATALIE: I had a very awkward encounter with friends of ours last weekend at a dinner party. Everyone drank a little too much and my friend -- let’s call her Jane -- pulled me aside to tell me th... more

September 22, 2021

Ask Natalie: Got hit on at a party and new friend turned on you, not her disrespectful fiancé?

DEAR NATALIE: I was at an event last week and I met a woman and her fiancé. They seemed like really nice people and so we hung out with them for a while. Well, at one point, the woman went to the ladi... more

September 01, 2021

Ask Natalie: Had an affair and family won’t forgive you and your now-husband?

DEAR NATALIE: I had an affair with my now-husband five years ago. We were both married to other people at the time and we fell in love when he was separated from his wife. I was not separated from my... more

August 18, 2021

Ask Natalie: Got drunk and had a one-night-stand and now being shamed for it?

DEAR NATALIE: I slept with this guy on the first date. Not my proudest moment; I got pretty drunk at the bar when we went out the other night and stumbled back to my place. You know the rest. Anyway, ... more

July 21, 2021

Ask Natalie: Mother became ill and sister won’t help her?

DEAR NATALIE: My mom became ill recently and my brother and I stepped in to help manage her finances, take care of her pets and look after things while she was in the hospital and recovering. My older... more

July 14, 2021

Ask Natalie: Friend married into money and it changed her…can you stay friends?

DEAR NATALIE: Money changed my friend. She married someone extremely wealthy and now they live this very extravagant lifestyle. The problem is, she doesn’t see how it is changing her. It’s actually ma... more

June 16, 2021

Ask Natalie: You're a saver and he's a spender--and now it's causing fights?

DEAR NATALIE: I just got married and my husband and I have radically different spending habits. I am a saver. I always have been. I grew up with very little and watched how my mom was able to pinch pe... more

June 09, 2021

Ask Natalie: Should you meet up with an old friend behind your husband’s back?

DEAR NATALIE: Is it wrong to meet up with a friend of the opposite sex for a drink ... and not tell my husband? My old friend from college is coming into town and we want to get together for a drink. ... more

June 02, 2021

Ask Natalie: Sick of being “the other woman”?

DEAR NATALIE: I have been having an affair for about three years with a married man from my office and I am sick of the mind games he has been playing with me. He always talks to me about leaving his ... more

May 26, 2021

Ask Natalie: Fiancé can’t afford the ring that you want …now what?

DEAR NATALIE: I recently got engaged after waiting a long time for my boyfriend to propose. We went to look at rings the other day and I found one that I really liked. It was a bit out of his price ra... more

May 19, 2021

Ask Natalie: Trying to win over your fiancé’s ex?

DEAR NATALIE: My fiancé’s ex-wife will not acknowledge me. I have been with him for over four years and most likely we will be getting married soon. We were waiting until things eased up with the pand... more

May 12, 2021

Ask Natalie: Slept with your sister-in-law and not sure what to do?

DEAR NATALIE: I recently got married and was at my sister-in-law’s birthday dinner at her home last weekend when things got out of hand. We were all pretty drunk. My wife fell asleep in the guest bedr... more

April 07, 2021

Ask Natalie: Future husband’s daughter emotionally abusive?

DEAR NATALIE: I am engaged to an older man who I have been dating for the past few years. I have moved some of my clothing and other personal items from my house into an unused room in his house. He h... more

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