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"How Can I Make Friends If I'm Shy?"

April 3, 2018 — Chris Grace

"Can you offer any advice to someone who is shy and lonely but who also deals with social anxiety disorder? These are people who would like a close friend or several, but for whom speaking with someone can be intimidating, and for whom social events can be overwhelming or even frightening."

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8 Ways to Pray for Your Future Relationship

March 20, 2018 — Debra Fileta

"I am not currently in a dating relationship, but I have been trying to commit my future relationships to God. It is hard to pray for my future more than generally. Can you give me any advice or tips on how to focus prayer for a relationship when I am not in one?"

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Help! It Seems Like We're Speaking Different Languages!

March 6, 2018 — Kimberly Miller

"How do we manage mutual fulfillment in our marriage when key terms such as love, care, support, and communication are defined very differently between spouses? It often seems like we’re exchanging with different currencies with differing rates."

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5 Tips For Parents of College Kids Who Are Dating

February 20, 2018 — Chris Grace

"Our college student thinks she may have finally met ‘the love of her life’ this semester and has already invited him to a number of family functions. To be perfectly honest, we are more anxious than thrilled. Do I just hide my feelings, or is it better to be truthful about what I see as a possible mistake in the making?"

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3 Ways To Show Him You're Interested

February 6, 2018 — Debra Fileta

"As a girl who grew up being taught to never pursue a guy, how do I make my interest known without coming across as desperate or a flirt?"

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Are Opposite Sex Friendships Okay in Marriage?

January 9, 2018 — Chris Grace

"Is it okay for a married person to have a close friend of the opposite sex? Why or why not?"

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Willing But Unable

December 26, 2017 — Willa Williams

"How do you handle marriage when your husband is disabled to work but wants to provide?"

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Are These Symptoms of Stress and Anxiety?

October 3, 2017 — Chris Grace

"These last few months I have been experiencing physical symptoms such as lightheadedness, fast heartbeat, loss of appetite/desire to eat, headaches, and fatigue. I have seen several doctors and gotten multiple blood tests done, but so far, everything has turned out to be normal. I find myself feeling anxious and wonder if my physical symptoms are arising from stress/not knowing how to cope with stress at work?"

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Pornography Has Stolen My Sex Life

September 19, 2017 — Heather Schroeder

"How do I reconcile the fact that pornography has stolen my sex life? My husband has seen so many things that I don't excite him anymore."

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Forlorn Over Facebook

September 5, 2017 — Kimberly Miller

"As a dating couple, Facebook has become an issue because my boyfriend doesn’t want anything about us on his page. Is this ok?"

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