by Tamara Hartley | Aug 13, 2018 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice, Marriage Advice, Parenting Advice
Dear Tamara: My husband and I have two different parenting styles and how we discipline. He is from a military family and grew up getting spankings, or as he often calls it “whoopins.” I did not grow up getting spanked and think it is unnecessary form of discipline to...
by Tamara Hartley | Aug 12, 2018 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Education Advice, Family Advice, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice
Dear Tamara: My fiancé has asked me to move in with him. We have been together for three years and engaged for almost a year now. We have not yet set a wedding date because we each have another year of school left and we both want to wait until we graduate college...
by Tamara Hartley | Aug 8, 2018 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Family Advice, Friendship Advice, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice
Dear Tamara: In my lifetime I have been hurt and let down by everyone around me (my former spouse, family members, and friends). People have let me down so much in the past that I have a hard time connecting with anyone. I guess you can say that I have built a wall of...
by Tamara Hartley | Aug 4, 2018 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice
Dear Tamara: How do you confront a spouse about a rumor you heard about them? Suspicious Dear Suspicious: First of all, a rumor is just that, a RUMOR. A speculation, accusation, or something that has NOT YET been proven. And in many cases, a rumor can be a flat...
by Tamara Hartley | Aug 3, 2018 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Friendship Advice, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice, Parenting Advice
Dear Tamara: My girlfriend and I have been dating for over a year. I knew going in that she and her ex husband were close. They have been divorced for about five years, but their lives are still very much connected. They have a six-year-old daughter and they work...
by Tamara Hartley | Jul 31, 2018 | Ask Tamara Advice Column, Love and Relationship Advice, Marriage Advice
Dear Tamara: Do you believe in soulmates and that there is one person that perfectly matches you completely?” I have been married for a few years and I just met a man that I believe is my true soulmate. We have so much in common and I believe we are destined to be...