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Two days after my diagnosis, she broke things off with me. Then she ghosted me  — basically ignored me and told me to figure my life out by myself. Now I had a serious emotional setback along with an incurable STD. 

I am transgender — MtF — and 59 years old.. Even if I have all the necessary procedures and surgeries, will I be accepted into the club as a woman?

I have no family or friends that I can go to... I don't drive, and financially I rely on him for everything. Am I in an emotionally abusive marriage?

I resent my family. My dad got seriously chronically ill, and everything changed. My siblings basically have done nothing to help.

Why do we have a hard time with boundaries? Many of us, especially women, were raised to be people-pleasers and caregivers.

I have no confidence in myself, and I don’t know what else to do. I honestly believe I am going to be alone and a virgin for the rest of my life.

I feel like he is a roommate. It's not that we don't kiss or have sweet moments, but it's not enough.

For me, getting angry is really easy, and to get out of anger is really difficult. This has brought me problems with all the people around me.

Being ghosted sucks. Being ghosted when you’re in an actual relationship is even worse.

I wish I could say I’ve never received a question like this before. But I have received some variation of the daughter-stepfather affair multiple times.