Relationships
140 conversations where the hosts get into relationships.
140 conversations
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Dear LFTP: the grandma, 'Libby,' and the weight comment
- Was I wrong to mention my concern about Libby's weight?
Mike reads the letter: she moved 2,000 miles to be near her daughter's family; granddaughter 'Libby' was diagnosed with a medical condition and put on weight.
From No. 602 · Relationship Counseling
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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 fiance who impulse-bought Butch the dog
- Dear LFTP: my fiance impulse-bought a dog I did not want, and I resent him — what do I do?
Mike reads the first letter: a woman's fiance talked her into "just looking" at puppies, then put money on the counter over her objections — now they have Butch, an active breed neither has time for, and she resents him.
From No. 595 · Trust But Verify
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Dear LFTP: Martha, John, and Jerry
- How should a woman in love with her ex's brother tell friends, family, and his parents?
A host reads the first Dear LFTP letter: Martha dated John for two years, then he kept living with her six months after the breakup; John is an emotionally and verbally abusive alcoholic who burned every bridge.
From No. 584 · When Vanek Was Here | Cambodia Testimony, Church Mission, Josiah Queen
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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: the stalker ex-girlfriend
- How do I get my stalker ex-girlfriend to leave me alone?
Mike reads a letter from a man whose ex-girlfriend keeps trying to get him back, even stalking him, after he blocked her number.
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Dear LFTP: drive-up grocery, lazy, or antisocial?
- Am I lazy and antisocial for using drive-up grocery pickup?
A listener's son-in-law calls her lazy and antisocial for using drive-up grocery pickup. The hosts defend her while joking that chunky guacamole from bad avocados is a real risk…
From No. 572 · Rippin’ Heaters
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Dear LFTP: the elderly armed man with a tremor
- Should we socialize with an elderly armed man who has a tremor?
Boova reads the first Dear LFTP letter: a woman's girlfriend's husband is elderly, keeps a gun on his hip, and has a tremor — should they socialize with him?
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Dear LFTP: the thirty-year love triangle
- What should a woman do after decades in a love triangle where neither man offers faithful commitment?
Boova reads the third letter: a 58-year-old woman has spent decades between two men, neither offering faithful commitment.
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Dear LFTP: the messy shared vacation home
- How do we confront the family sharing our vacation home about their mess without causing tension?
A Dear LFTP letter: the writer and their spouse share a vacation home with another family that leaves dirty dishes for days and dirty diapers on the living room floor; the writers clean up after them but it has gotten out of hand.
From No. 552 · Affirming the Nasty Part
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The messenger matters: Paul, Acts, and relationship
- What do you think the good news actually is?
The hosts push back on the article: the messenger does matter, as Paul's past made his preaching land; Acts preaching was tuned to its audience; disciple-making is relational rather than gospel-dumping, and hiding your faith until later is disingenuous.
From No. 494 · 500-ish
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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: living with the boyfriend's dad
- Should the letter writer leave her boyfriend's house given his father's behavior?
A Dear LFTP letter: the writer lives with her boyfriend and his father, who is rude, racist, and self-centered — spending money on himself, then complaining he is broke, with every conversation turning into an argument.
From No. 477 · Shofar, Shogood
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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: the $80,000 cat renovation, plus outro
- What should a man do about his girlfriend's incontinent cat after spending $80,000 to move in?
A letter from a man who renovated and moved into his girlfriend's house for $80,000 after twelve years together: her old cat is urinating all over the house and she won't act.
From No. 466 · Put Your Name On It
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Dear LFTP: partner keeps going to band practice during COVID
- What do I do about my partner's COVID-risky band practice?
A host reads a listener letter from a woman whose partner Josh, a musician, keeps practicing with his band despite two fragile family members who would die if they got COVID-19.
From No. 461 · Acid, Stupidity and Russia
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Dear LFTP: the significant other who hijacks every religious discussion
- How do I get my significant other to stop hijacking religious discussions with hostility?
A woman writes in that her significant other, nice in every other respect, injects sarcasm and hostility into any religion or spirituality discussion and always ends with 'show me proof.'
From No. 454 · Read, Protect, and Complain About Your Husband
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Dear LFTP: dating a widower with possible bipolar episodes
- Should I stay with a widower who has manic-like episodes, or let him go?
A divorced listener dating a widower describes apparent manic episodes — working himself to exhaustion, not eating or sleeping, abrupt departures, then nitpicking her for trivial things — and wonders if the relationship has a chance.
From No. 452 · False Teachers and Freeloaders
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Dear LFTP: ghosted after nine months — let it go
- Should I just let go of the man who ghosted me?
A listener dated a man nine months until he ghosted her; an accidental FaceTime revealed he has a son she never met, and this is not the first time he has gone silent.
From No. 450 · Good News of Narrow Focus
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Pushback: boundaries, ultimatums, and an active gospel
- Is it ever right to set an ultimatum, or is the line a boundary?
The hosts part company with the article's closing hyper-spiritualization, arguing the gospel already spoke clearly in Proverbs so the sluggard does not need a special revelation to get up and work.
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Dear LFTP: the 41-year-old and her talkative boyfriend
- Should I break up with my talkative boyfriend I have doubts about?
A 41-year-old listener, quoted calling her boyfriend 'Talksalot,' writes that she is not bothered when she does not see him, her pros-and-cons list tilts negative, and he talks nonstop and contradicts himself.
From No. 442 · Christians Don’t Understand Christianity
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Dear LFTP: engaging the stepdaughter's anxious, silent fiancé
- How do I get to know my stepdaughter's anxious, silent fiancé and make him feel welcome?
A listener's stepdaughter is engaged to a wonderful young man of over three years whose overwhelming anxiety leaves him nearly silent at family gatherings; he skips nearly every event and the one holiday meal was painful.
From No. 437 · Rejuvenating Prayer
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Dear LFTP: the boyfriend still run by his ex-wife
- Am I wrong for not wanting to move forward in this relationship?
A listener writes that after moving two hours to live with her boyfriend John, who was divorced after a twenty-year marriage, she discovered his ex-wife Jessica still supplies his food, pays his bills, and talks with him daily.
From No. 436 · Failures