Dear Queenie,
My mother doesn’t like my boyfriend because she says the men in his family are all cheaters and it must be in their genes, so sooner or later he can be expected to cheat on me.
Queenie, is she right?—Worried girlfriend
Dear Queenie,
My mother doesn’t like my boyfriend because she says the men in his family are all cheaters and it must be in their genes, so sooner or later he can be expected to cheat on me.
Queenie, is she right?—Worried girlfriend
Dear Queenie,
When my husband and I had bad times in our marriage I used to talk to my best friend about our problems. My husband and have worked things out, but now my friend doesn't like him anymore.
I want to invite her to social events with our other friends, but she won't come because of him.
Queenie, how can I get her to lighten up?—Worried friend
Dear Queenie,
When my husband and I had bad times in our marriage I used to talk to my best friend about our problems. My husband and have worked things out, but now my friend doesn't like him anymore.
I want to invite her to social events with our other friends, but she won't come because of him.
Queenie, how can I get her to lighten up?—Worried friend
Dear Queenie,
My husband and I are separated, but we haven't decided yet whether we're going to get a divorce or get back together.
Meanwhile, I have been dating and so has he, and a couple of times I have had sex with someone I went out with and I suppose my husband has too. My mother says if we have sex with anyone but each other it is adultery.
Queenie, is she right?—Not quite free yet
Dear Not quite,
Yes, your mother is correct. A legal separation often implies that the parties are free to start dating others, but an informal separation, which is what you seem to be describing, is another matter.
However, as long as you are still married, even though you are separated, having sex with anyone other than your spouse is considered adultery – and could be grounds for divorce if you did not have any grounds before.
