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Tough Love

Tough Love: Can I Fall Back in Love With My Husband?

A wife with three young kids is trying to be grateful for the man she married. She asks our advice columnist: ‘How long do I try?’

January 1, 2026

Tough Love: Do I Sever Ties with My Anti-Vax Brother?

A reader is struggling with the ‘unsafe choices’ her brother makes for his kids.

December 24, 2025

Tough Love: I Don’t Want My 22-Year-Old to Get Married

A reader thinks her daughter needs to know herself better before committing to a man. Our advice columnist Abigail Shrier responds.

December 18, 2025

Tough Love: Do I Work on My Marriage, or Cut My Losses?

An unfaithful husband writes in about wanting to divorce his wife, with whom he shares a toddler.

December 11, 2025

Nellie Bowles Gets Tough Love from Abigail Shrier

In our inaugural advice column, Abigail Shrier answers: How do you live when you feel like the world is falling apart?

December 4, 2025

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