Relationships
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Dating at Work
Dear Lola, To be honest, I’m not sure a former sideshow fat lady is the best person to advise me, but I tried submitting my question to Carolyn Hax, and she didn’t publish it. There’s a guy at the office I’d like to date. We’re both at the same job level, so that’s not a […]
Posted by Barbara Boehm Miller at 1:08 pm
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Let’s Talk About Something Else
Dear Lola, For as long as I can remember, my mother and I have been at war over my weight. When I was a kid, she used criticize what and how much I ate and then she would fill the house with snack cakes and cookies. She used to show me the boxes so she […]
Posted by Barbara Boehm Miller at 3:07 pm
Monday, February 17, 2020
Is It Time
Dear Lola, I’m 31 and would like to get married and have children in the next few years. My boyfriend says he supports that goal, but I don’t see us moving closer to it. He is also on the fence about wanting children. He used to be dead set against it, but changed his mind […]
Posted by Barbara Boehm Miller at 9:40 pm
Monday, January 6, 2020
What We Love is Beautiful
Dear Lola, When I first started dating my husband, he was in decent shape and a healthy guy. Since we got married five years ago, however, he has been gaining weight steadily and is now about 50 pounds heavier. We would like to start a family, but are having trouble conceiving, which I suspect has […]
Posted by Barbara Boehm Miller at 2:58 pm
Friday, October 4, 2019
Plus-sized Dating
Dear Lola, A few months ago, one of my friend’s girlfriends, let’s call her Sally, asked if I would be interested in going on a blind date with someone she knew. Since Sally is very good looking and a general catch, I figured her friend would be too. And the blind date, let’s call her […]
Posted by Barbara Boehm Miller at 1:50 pm