An adult woman should not be so possessive of her own birthday that she begrudges her friends the chance to get married on the same day.

It can't hurt to have a backup.

Five-foot-8 is a perfectly normal height for a woman - it's slightly but not at all unusually tall and certainly shouldn't be causing you any torment.

You can't prevent a possible future closeness between your upcoming child and one or more of their grandparents.

It's one thing to be a high achiever; it's quite another to privately sneer at your girlfriend's friends after feigning friendliness because they have the "misfortune" to drive a bus for a living.

You need to be able to express your resentment and sense of loss in a way that doesn't damage your partner.

It's so difficult to figure out how to offer support and also be honest with someone you love who's in a damaging relationship without making them feel defensive and retreating even further into isolation.