Dating
201 conversations where the hosts get into dating.
201 conversations
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Dear LFTP: the man in his forties and the workplace breakup
- What should a stubborn man in his forties do about his awkward post-breakup workplace?
Mike reads the second Dear LFTP letter: a man in his forties whose workplace relationship ended badly now reads every walk-by as smiles and chattering and every desk approach as…
From No. 600 · Rage The Elephant
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Dear LFTP: the fiance who games until 5AM
- What should the letter-writer do about her fiance's all-night gaming habit?
Mike reads a Dear LFTP letter from a woman engaged five years to Dustin, who games from 10PM to 5AM, skips chores, and gives her no attention; talking has not helped since 'he grew up gaming.'
From No. 598 · Emphasis | Accountability, Worship and Praying with Strangers
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Dear LFTP #1: the boyfriend who wants to move in
- My boyfriend was evicted and wants to move in — should I let him?
Mike reads the first Dear LFTP letter: a listener's boyfriend was evicted and wants to move in with her; she sees red flags.
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Dear LFTP: the verbally abusive 'man of your dreams'
- I love him but don't want to be in another abusive relationship — what should I do?
Mike reads a letter from a woman dating a man who calls her stupid, threatens to leave, and mirrors her abusive ex; the hosts are blunt — 'the man of your dreams does not call you…
From No. 583 · My Girl Likes to Holy All the Time | Public Prayer & Worship Culture
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Dear LFTP: ghosted twice by Dawn
- After a twelve-year relationship and being ghosted twice by Dawn, how do I move forward, and are my signs and dreams telling me to wait?
Mike reads the last letter: a 55-year-old man dated Dawn for twelve years, both of them leaving their marriages, was ghosted twice, and now wonders whether his 'divine messages, signs, and dreams' mean he should keep waiting.
From No. 576 · Get A Dog
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Dear LFTP: nephew Will's fast-moving rebound relationship
- Is there a tactful way to caution my nephew about his fast-moving new relationship after a painful divorce?
Ben tells Mike to give the advice; Mike reads a letter asking whether there's a tactful way to caution nephew Will — blindsided at his 25th anniversary dinner when his wife said…
From No. 567 · Talk Less
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Dear LFTP: saying "I love you" too soon
- Is there a recommended timeframe for saying "I love you" in a new relationship?
Mike reads a letter from a man who reconnected with a woman he dated in the 1980s and told her he loved her too soon, then tried to walk it back to "caring and affection."
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Dear LFTP: the boyfriend's uncomfortably hard bed and couch
- How do I tell my boyfriend his expensive bed and couch are too uncomfortable to sleep on?
A host hands the advice segment to Mike ("Alright. Mike, let's give some advice") and a host reads the Dear LFTP letter: a woman in a tumultuous-but-currently-good relationship…
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Dear LFTP: unrequited love and the wedding speech
- Am I wrong for settling for our amazing friendship, and how can I convince my best friend we could be more without losing her?
- Should I write and give a toast at my sister's wedding even though she chose not to have a bridal party?
Ben reads three listener letters and the room gives advice. Letter one: a man who fell in love with his best friend ten years ago, was distanced, reconnected recently, still loves…
From No. 555 · The Aslan Wears Prada
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Dear LFTP: the boyfriend with commitment issues
- How can I get my boyfriend to see that we are meant to be?
The host hands the Dear LFTP letters to Mike to read. The first letter is from a 29-year-old whose 36-year-old boyfriend of three years broke up with her two months ago, saying he…
From No. 554 · The Simple Life
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Dear LFTP: the dating red-flag letter
- I ghosted a pushy date who won't stop contacting me and feel guilty ignoring him — what should I do?
Boova reads a letter from a woman who, after coming out of her introvert shell, dated a man who showed red flags from the first date, pushed to get her alone, ignored her stated…
From No. 542 · The Peruvian Gambling Ring
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Dear LFTP: the married man who wants her as his side piece
- Should I block the married man who lied to me and wants me as his side piece, or stick around?
- When someone is cheating, do you tell the wife?
Ben reads a Dear LFTP letter from a woman who fell for a coworker who claimed his ex was out of the picture, then learned via internet research that he is married and bought the house with his wife — and now he wants her as his side piece.
From No. 535 · Solo Contendere
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Dear LFTP: accused of cheating by a wounded pregnant girlfriend
- My pregnant girlfriend accuses me of cheating after her abusive past - what should I do?
Mike reads a letter from a man whose pregnant girlfriend Jessica accuses him of cheating after he napped at his grandparents' house on a day off; she survived a nine-year abusive relationship full of infidelity and now bars him from the delivery room.
From No. 534 · The Antagonistic Bison
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Dear LFTP: the man who wants her hand but not a relationship
- Is the man who wants to hold her hand but won't date her playing hard to get?
Mike (speaker-0) reads the second letter: a 54-year-old woman met a man who asked her to coffee, then said he isn't marriage- or dating-minded — and then asked to hold her hand.
From No. 533 · You Can Buy Me Phalanges
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Dear LFTP: Sarah of Illinois on finding a lasting husband
- I am divorced and in my forties and still want a husband -- should I try online dating or reach out to another state?
A Dear LFTP letter from Sarah in Illinois: divorced, in her forties, still wanting a man in her life, alarmed that the men she meets prefer living alone, and asking whether to try…
From No. 528 · First Death, Then Resurrection
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Dear LFTP: friend's boyfriend hides $55,000 in credit card debt
- What fair, honest advice should I share with my friend whose boyfriend hides $55,000 in credit card debt?
A listener asks what fair, honest advice to give a friend whose live-in boyfriend of two years hides $55,000 in credit card debt, contributes little, and spends on alcohol and vaping.
From No. 518 · Jesus Blocked the Jukebox
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Dear LFTP: 36, single, and the laundry-facilities suitor
- Why do the men I meet want to kiss but not have a relationship?
A 36-year-old single listener went home with a man whose main selling points were his own place with laundry facilities and a people-free job; he went straight for kissing, then said he doesn't want a relationship.
From No. 508 · The Caduce
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Dear LFTP: the 57-year-old single woman and 'dumb' men
- Why are the men I meet just plain dumb, and how do I find a good one at 57?
A 57-year-old single woman asks why the men she meets are 'just plain dumb' — emotionally unavailable or available but underwhelming in bed.
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Dear LFTP: the milquetoast boyfriends
- How can I be less critical of my daughter's milquetoast boyfriends, and how do I respond tactfully when she asks my impression?
A listener writes asking for an attitude adjustment: their athletic, type-A daughter in her thirties dates men the parent calls 'wussy, milquetoast, dead-fish-handshake…
From No. 501 · All Five Sentences
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Dear LFTP: the trailer-park girlfriend and the blue-light neighbor
- Dear LFTP: what should a man do about his girlfriend's closeness with a troubled drug-addicted neighbor?
Mike (addressed on air) reads a letter from a man in an 18-year unmarried relationship: his girlfriend Jana (64) has become inseparable from Aiden (35), a drug-addicted disabled neighbor draped in blue lights who walks the middle of the street.
From No. 497 · Nothing More Than Feelings
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Dear LFTP: ghosted after eight months
- What do you think happened when he ghosted me after eight months of long-distance dating?
Mike reads a Dear LFTP letter from a woman ghosted after eight months of long-distance dating; the hosts theorize the 'great' final call was not great and another woman or a wife…
From No. 494 · 500-ish
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Dear LFTP: Ron versus Dan
- Should I leave my emotionally unavailable boyfriend Ron for my affectionate coworker Dan?
A Dear LFTP letter: a woman in a three-year relationship with Ron, who is emotionally unavailable and married to his job (two years to say 'I love you'), has begun an intimate relationship with her coworker Dan, who is openly affectionate.
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Dear LFTP: the dog-walker email
- How should a man respond to a hostile email after declining to walk a woman's dog?
A listener describes dating a woman for years and helping with her house, then declining to walk her dog once — and receiving a hostile email saying anyone who isn't a friend of her dog is no friend of hers.
From No. 473 · Do Something With Your Life, Gordon
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Dear LFTP: 58-year-old's boyfriend demands she pay off his car
- My boyfriend demands I pay off his car and guilt-trips me when I refuse; what should I do?
A letter from a 58-year-old woman: her boyfriend, learning she has money to live comfortably on, asked her to pay off his car, and now refuses to answer the phone because she said no.
From No. 467 · We Ate The Locusts