Dear Neil: I am a 55 year old adopted male. I have 3 failed marriages. I have always felt so alone, I’m not close to anyone—and I don’t have a strong sense of family. This affects all of my relationships. Even in younger years, I don’t remember having best friends. When I vocalize my feelings, […]
Dear Neil: I have been with my boyfriend for two years. We just broke up because he is adopted and he has issues loving someone. I don’t know what to say to him to convince him that I love him and I’m not going anywhere. I could care less that he’s adopted but he can’t […]
Dear Neil: I am a 40 year-old man, adopted by a depressed and lonely Mom and an emotionally absent, abusive Dad. I have had self esteem issues my whole life, trouble with feeling worthy of love and petrified of being abandoned. I have a strong need to live in a close, trusting relationship, but I […]