Hi Gloria,

I love you on the show! Since you are a mother, I'm hoping that you can help me to work out a relationship wtih my own Mother. First of all, I'm very close to my Mother and I love her very much. In fact, I am a working adult, but I have chosen to buy a home very close to my parents. In many ways, this works out wonderfully. But, in some ways, I think that it is stunting my growth as a single adult.

Specifically, my Mother expects that I come to her house to eat dinner with her and my father each night (both weekday and weekend). I did not realize she would expect this of me when I bought my home. I believe that this is first and foremost because she genuinely wants to see me and spend time with me. But I also believe that this stems from her empty nest syndrome; I believe that she really wants to still mother me as she did when I was a teenager (I am now 27 and completely financially independent). If I call and say that I will not be over for dinner for whatever reason (either I go out with friends, go out on a date, or just want to relax at my own home) she interrogates me on what I am doing instead and sometimes guilts me in the way only she can! In these instances, I oftentimes just give in and say that I will come over to her house afterall. I do want to spend time with my parents. But, being expected at their house each night is not good for my own social life nor is it good for my dog (who I would like to spend more time with after being away from home working each day). Furthmore, it forces me to "check-in" and almost get permission to do things outside of my parents home, even though I no longer live there. I know that my Mother feels that she is protecting me. But, to me, it's becoming stiffling.

Can you please provide some advice? I would like to set boundaries, but this is a very delicate issue since I must be respectful and I know that my Mom has been struggling with empty nest (my sister moved out of state last year for graduate school). Furthermore, I don't want to completely compromise my relationship with my Mother. My only other option is selling my house and moving. I'm at the point in my life where I really want and need to "fly free" and find my own way as an adult. Please help?

I am going to stay with a Jewish family since I am very good friends with one of their sons. I will be there for a week, and I think I should give a gift to thank them for having me over.

I have not met any of them, and the son says I don't need to worry about a gift.

Please help! What should I do?!

Miss Gloria,
I just left a similiar request for your daughter Jill. I was recenly diagnosed with Rhuemetoid Arthritis. The information I have researched is from one extreme to another. As the loved one of a patient do you ahve any advise; tips and suggestions?
Thank you!
LadyLaw
Seaford Virginia

Gloria, I suspect we're about the same age, but I have to add to a fan letter I sent Jill by sending one to you. You and Jill are this Jewish "girl's" favorite characters, and I think she has WAY over apologized for things this post season. I admire your relationship with her; I wish my mother of blessed memory and I had had an honest, open relationship, but we didn't. Yours is so refreshing.

Dear Gloria,

Who cuts and colors Jill's hair? She looks amazing

I look forward to hearing from you.

Sue ann

Dear Gloria,
What do you think about Kelly? DO you think she is all there? How about the whole situation with Jill and Bethenny?

Dear Gloria (my namesake)
I am at the age (and I hate to use the word 'age')where I am 'in-between'.... I am not young enough, nor old enough, and don't know what to do with myself. I am a widow of 7 yrs now, don't look my age, and have stopped thinking you need a man to have a good life, then again, don't know what to do with my life! I sp ent most my life taking care of a man, don't know if I could weven care about one again. is there any help you can give me my dear?
if so thank you an d if not, I will truely understand. thank you, Gloria

Dear Gloria,
I think I am in love...with you! You are the perfect fantasy grandma...cute, spunky, full of good advice and a pretty good cook, I suspect. I only knew one of my grandmothers and she sadly had Alzheimers quite early, so I always wonder what it would have been like to have that relationship(especially x 2)later into my life. Your daughters and their families are so fortunate to have you--I hope they truly appreciate how lucky they are. You need your own show....take care.

Dear Gloria, I love you, You are like my jewish aunts,but today I need a mother. My mother died 5 years ago and my sisters and I have fallen apart. I'm the youngest and try to keep the peace, but I am so sad. There are 4 of us. 2 and 3 won't talk to 1, I am in the middle of 1 and 2's argument, Number 1 is mad at me because I didn't say the right thing. #3 and I used to be great friends but not anymore. How do I get us back together. I have fear to say anything then they won't talk to me. My mother had a way of guilting us all into submission, doesn't work for me though. I will read your book, but would love some motherly advice.

Thank you, hope to see you on the show next season too.

A Sad Daughter

Hello Gloria, I am planning a trip to New York to celebrate my daughter's 30th birthday at the end of June. We have never been and are taking the 11 year granddaughter as well (just the girls). As a university professor and limited budget...where is the best place to stay--The Roosevelt, The Carlton, Bentley, Paramount, or Westin New York Times Square? I know we want to be in the heart of the city, but I have no idea about the choices! In other words, as a mother and grandmother--where would you want your daughter and granddaughter to stay?

Hi Gloria,

Love you and your family.

I have a question that I am struggling with and maybe you can help me. I am 45 years old and going back in to the work force after 25 years of taking care of family and working for my husband. My husbands business has just about folded over the past two years and I am in desperate need of a job.

My problem... While working for my husband I dressed casual.
We had a home office that I worked out of, so very casual dress.
I don't have any dress clothing for work or interviews.
I can't afford them right now.
My cloths are washed and ironed but old and very worn.
My purse looks like it has seen better day five years ago.

Should I tell potential employers at interviews that I am
aware of my cloths and I intend to buy cloths in the future?
I'm so embarassed by this I don't know what to do.

Any words of advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.

Iam confused about the WWGD, are you putting yourself up there on the same level as Jesus? Iam just asking. Your the one comparing yourself th Jesus.

Dear Gloria, I am writing to you for your help and wisdom.I have a few comments and back story first. I posted a comment to Jill that I am writing a book and would be honored if she could help me. I love Jill and I love you. I honestly am so much like Jill I could be related. I am Italian, 39 ,large on top and had a breast reduction at age 24, dress very much like Jill have long auburn hair and big brown eyes. However, we are both very loyal friends with advise for everyone, we have hearts of solid gold, are very loud. When we walk into a room we are always noticed. I had surprise double bypass heart surgery 3 years ago and wish to write a book. I went for a stress test on a Fri. at 1pm and at 4:30 was told to go to hospital ER awaiting me was a heart surgeon and cartiologist. On sunday, I had double byspass surgery. I was a successful business woman. I went on medical leave and during that time I lost my job because that bank based out of london closed 1600 offices across the U.S. a separate division of their lending. I feel a need to write my book to help others.I would love nothing more than you and Jill's advise to help me get my message out and my head back in the game, due to my depression after the surgery.I am praying that god will intervene and put us in contact thru email and possibly phone. This would truely mean more to me than I can express. I am so grateful that I can even write for your advise. I feel in my heart this is meant to be. Thank you in advance for reading myrequest of advise. You are a wonderful, wise and beatiful mother inside and out as Jill is just like you. Please email me if you are able to help me(as well I asked for Jill's help,maybe you could coordinate this, we could all speak together.) Love you Gloria, wish you and your family the best. I will be waiting patiently for your response(I am not patient)but I am trying to be better at patience. As I stated I lost my career of almost 15 years and a great living. I have always since I believe age 7 wanted to become an author, now I have something important to write about for women. I had a large heart attack and mistook it for anxiety as I already had that and didn't find out I had one until my surgery. I had no signs we are supposed to have. Heart disease is so important for women at any age. It starts with family history and high blood pressure and lifestyle not just diet but the way you live. In my 20's and early 30's I had alot of stress but I thrived on the good stress thru my career and it made me very successful. The bad stress is I could never leave it at the door when I got home. I lived, ate and breathed my career.I am missing part of my identity since my illness and depression very common after heart surgery and even some medications they prescribe after heart surgery cause depression. I have so much information coming from a woman who needs to get her brain back in the game of the working, and also feed my dream of becoming an author and writing a book. I have always wished to write a fiction book and started writing one. I am not saying I can't do both, I believe I can. I just need help getting my foot in the door and advise from people who have hearts of gold like mine and would be willing to help me help myself and help others. I am having chills at the thought of my dreams coming true and it starts with you Gloria and Jill.(I know it starts with myself first I just need some help) You are both so wonderful. I know when I see myself on television in another persons actions. I admire both of you and I am going to buy your book first thing in the morning. I look forward to hearing from you soon, With Love,Lisa H.

Hi Gloria

Congratulations on the new book. You seem like a very wise and fair woman, and I'm asking you to sit your daughter down and explain that the drama between her and Bethenny has all been self created. Jill needs to look up the word toxicity and realize that she is the toxin in all the drama on the show this year, not only with Bethenny but with all the others. This season is PAINFUL to watch and your daughter is acting like a teenager who is jealous of her best friend's success. In addition, Jill also likes to create the drama (backstabbing the other girls, nasty comments and rude and bad manners with her invitations). "fake fame" has gone to her head and her suggesting that cretive editing paints her in a bad light is silly. If I were you I'd be highly embarrassed and worried about the "fake fame" going to your daughter's head.

P.S. I will be pleasantly surprised to receive a return comment...though I shan't hold my breath.
Leslie

Dear Miss Gloria....quick question: after having "adopted" Bethenny into your heart in one episode, don't you think a meeting arranged by a Jewish mother might have benefitted Jill and Bethenny? Or do you think that all the "mean girl" behavior from Jill resulted in Bethenny's "return to the orphanade? I'm ashamed of you
and feel you have give Jewish mothers a bad name. Jill should be sent to bed without her supper if she continues to act the fool. Jill is the one who lost a loyal friend and, as her Mother, you need to tell her that.
Respectfully,
Leslie

I am a single black 52 year old female. Writing down my age and seeing it makes me think I sound old. But, I don't really feel old. I feel quite youthful. I think I'm cute and a good catch. I have NEVER been married. Frankly, I have the worse habit of attracting and responding to unavailable men, i.e.,girlfriends, emotional detachment, pyschological attachment(which is scary), or just want to have their cake and eat it too! I'm too smart to be drawn into foolishness. So, once I find out the true deal, I dump them fast. I want a man that is 100% into me! I will be 100% into him. What secret have I missed???

Gloria:

Hopefully this "thing" between Jill and Bethenny will be resolved. I don't like to think of them as being separated and angry with each other. Perhaps in time you will be able to help them mend their differences. So, as a mother myself, I'm imploring you to interfer if you can, and get them straightened out. Good friendships come all too seldom and we should not throw them away.

Hi Gloria!
I think you are the tops! I watched the show last night, and am so upset with the way Jill and Bethanny are treating each other! I know you are such a great comfort and listener to both of them! Is there any way you can help them get back together somehow? I love them both, and I know that they need each other in their lives! Please!!!
Kindest Regards,
-A

in the 2008 season Ali was wearing a pink zip-up sweatshirt that said "The Hamptons". Where can we get one like that?

I wish i had someone like you in the family. Your a terrific advisor, Hopefully you'll create a book of isms in life. Take good care and hope to see you on Real Housewives of NYC

Ms. Gloria, I have very few people in my life, that I can TRUST & that I will depend on for WISDOM & ADVICE!! But, you are one TOUGH cookie!! At the same time, you know how to LOVE & PROTECT the people you LOVE!! Every time I've ever seen you visiting Jill on the show, you are ALWAYS firm, HONEST, direct & nurturing!! How BLESSED your girl's are to have a WONDERFUL Mother like you!! GOD always knows what gifts to give people.....and you, Ms. Gloria....have made HIM proud!! Thanks for sharing you extraordinary ability to give, to people like me, who don't have anyone!! May GOD continue to BLESS all that you do!! In JESUS name!! AMEN!!

Dear Gloria:

I married a widower that has a 22 year old son. When my husband's wife got sick, my husband began giving his son more money than he needed because he wanted him to have one less thing to worry about. That was about 6-7 years ago. My step son has graduated college, found a good-paying job and now expects his father to help him every month so that he can live in a nicer apartment than he could otherwise afford. My husband doesn't think its a good idea, but Gloria, I fear that he will do it anyway. I also want to tell you that my step son is very wasteful in general - He will think nothing of blowing $500 on a few tee shirts. Do I stay out of it or try to talk some sense into my husband?

I love your advice and trust that you will tell me the right thing to do.

Best,
Angie

Hi Gloria,

I didn't know you had a blog until I saw that Jill (your wonderful daughter :) posted it. I watched you last year and I think that Bethenny was very fortunate to be the recipent of both Jill's friendship and your generous offer of love and support. I guess that is why I was a bit appalled by what I saw on the recent show. But then I'll admit I didn't really like her, I found her a bit abrasive, however I know that television shows do not necessarily show the whole story. I WISH I could meet or just talk to you. I have NO ONE in my life - no mother, no grandmother, just due to personal family circumstances. I hold my head high and smile and don't live in a pity party or anything, but sometimes I would love to have someone like you (or you :) to give me guidance and just talk to about life and things. I am still without a relationship and I am not (as far as I know:) completely dysfunctional/disfigured or the like. Currently I am also undergoing medical treatment for an illness that makes me feel like, wow now it is going to be even harder, and because I am now in my late 30s I'm worried the window will close and I want children (or at least one). I have a career (2 actually) and am well educated, work etc, am supposedly relatively attractive, the Starbucks guys, doormen etc like me - meaning people find me interesting and easy to talk to on a superficial/day to day level. I just don't know how I am going to meet the right person, and I also don't have my Mom to talk to like most grown women. I'd love any advice (there is actually more to my story but that is not for a public blog).
All the best to you Gloria! Thank you for taking the time to read this.

Hi Gloria,
I am writing to you for some advice on my marriage. I have been married for nearly 12 years and we have a 9 year old son. I work two jobs and make a decent living while my husband has owned his own business that has really taken a downturn with this economy. I have encouraged him to get a job and have applied for jobs for him but he expresses little interest in getting a job. He says he will but does not follow through. I was not in love with him when I married him and felt pressure from family to marry him so I did. He is a nice person and is a good father and helps a lot with our son while I'm working. But I am just not in love with him, I care for him, but am not in love with him. He has always had a poor work ethic, much like his father. As time has passed this bothers me more since I have always had a very strong work ethic. Now I resent him. I do not want to make my son unhappy which is why I stay in the marriage. But I am really unhappy and really want the opportunity to find the love of my life and be happy. I am just scared of tearing my son's life apart and having no one to rely on myself. I just don't know what to do. I've never been a fan of change but sometimes I feel like I am suffocating. Please give me your advice on my situation. Thank you for your help!

Dearest Gloria,
Let me begin by saying Jill is one of my faves on the show and I think you are delightful! I have a 10 month old baby girl that is babysat by my mom as I have to work full time. My problem is lately my daughter sometimes prefers my mom over me and it is driving me INSANE WITH JEALOUSY. So much so that I have avoided associating with my parents because I get so possessive of my daughter's attention. Mentally, I realize my reaction is silly but emotionally I can't get a grip! Any words of wisdom?

Thank you for your time and take care!

Dear Gloria,
I am so happy that you are here to give advice. I am a 28 year old married mother of 3 (an 8 year old boy, 2year old girl, and 10month old baby girl). I love my life as a mother and I am lucky enought to get to stay at home with them and I also love my life as a wife... i enjoy cooking for him and just being with him, but lately things have been all but happy. I try to talk to my husband about the stresses of being at home all day with the kids and doing it all doesnt bother me i just need a little me time. He, however, does not understand any of this. I do not yell or scream or throw a fit when i talk to him I really try hard just to talk to him, so my question for you is does it get better and what can i do now to communitcate my needs without starting a fight? thank you for your help!!!

Dear Gloria, When I first saw you on TRHONY talking with Bethany about her being alone, with no family, I can relate. My father passed away three years ago and my grown son in the Los Angeles. I live in Florida. I am 56 and retired.

I have always prided myself with being a good friend to others but can't seem to get anyone to embrace me as a friend unless I do all the work in the relationship. I am married but my husband works long hours.

How do I get to be friends with ladies or anyone who can keep a friendship going?
I really need just a friend to lunch with, shop with, just to be a friend, no drama.

Thank you Gloria....for any advice.....

I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW MUCH I ENJOYED YOU ON THE SHOW. I HOPE YOU ARE ON A LOT THIS SEASON. YOU ARE SO WISE AND YOU MAKE ME MISS MY MOTHER SO MUCH, SHE PAST 19 YEARS AGO. TELL JILL TO ENOY EVERY MINUTE WITH YOU , YOU NEVER KNOW HOW SHORT TIME IS. I LOVE YOU ADVISE AND FUNNY PERSONALITY. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. YOUR FAN SUSAN ADKINS FROM NC

Gloria, Since Jill is one of my 3 favorite housewivwes, I give you the credit for raising her right. Now, my goal is to date Betheny. As her adopted family, will she visit you in Florida? I'd love to invite Betheny and you to my parents' home in Palm Beach for Passover. I live in Miami. Can you set me up!? I'm a nice jewish boy, older than Betheny. I can make her 3 year plan become true. Frank

Gloria,

Of all the girls on all the Housewives, I looove Jill the
most. She is so sweet and she really is a good person.
Tell her that she is very lucky to have all she has. But
also note, she has never let it go to her head. I wish I
could have a sister like her. I have a best friend that I adore, but my family is really the disfunctional disaster. I lost my mom on Oct. 14, 2009 to Cancer. She
too was a really great mom. With her gone, no one in my
family is in my life. So I do rely on my friends. Jill
is lucky. But I just love her to pieces.... Let her know
that I am on Team Jill

Debbie Pettit
Las Vegas, NV....

I've been married for a month now. and it has been so difficult, getting along with my husband. we are constantly arguing and it's becoming too much for me. I love him so much and I don't want to be like this with him. We both have things that we need to work on. But most importantly we need to be getting along. Now is not the time. Life is too short. I'm not perfect, i am willing to check myself if need be. I've been praying about it, and things seem to work themselves out for a few days and then we are back at it again. I need your help.

Gloria,

You are so special. I hope you have more of a role on Housewives. My husband had an affair that my 17 y/o daughter discovered on his cellphone. I will never trust him again what is the best tact to take in your opinion.

Love the show specially Jill... My uncle recently told me that he lend $20,000 to my brother-in-law to start a business. The idea came about because my brother in law needed money to start his own business so he and my sister pitched the idea of loaning money from a bank but instead my uncle offered them the money with no condition nor paper trail because he is family with the understanding that my uncle will be the CEO of the company which never happened. After a year he asked my uncle for an additional $3,000, again with no paper trail and advising my uncle not to tell my sister because she will get upset. This all happened several yrs. ago and never a word about the loan to my uncle. In my opinion I think my brother in law is just us for money but since learning all about this this year I'd like to ask my brother in law to sign a document that he received money from my uncle... that is all. Nothing regarding paying or if he ever wants to pay for the load.

Is this a good idea to talk to him about this matter ? My uncle thinks it is better that we leave it the way it is and ignore it because at least we know what kind of person he is. He said he knew what he was doing. As the saying goes... if you can trust a man with a dollar you can trust him with a million dollar ? What do you think ?

Map

I love your show! My name is Celee i am a 34 yr old mother of 5. I have been with their father for 13 year's. I have never been married. I need you'r help.. I have been asked by my children's father to marry him, but I am scared. I feel if we get married our relationship will go down hill. We have the best time together (some would think we knew each other since we were kids) I love the way you are straight forward, no hold's bar so I really value your help. Am I right? Do all good relationship's fail once you get married or do I just have cold feet? Please HELP.

Hello Gloria,
I hope your summer is going well. When meeting new people that I might want to continue a relationship with, I always let them know I have a daughter who is a Lesbian. Everytime these people feel the need to tell me their opinion of the lesbian and gay lifestyle. At times this has been hurtful but it helps me weed out the people that I don't want to associate with. My sister feels I am wrong in doing as I should let people get to know me well first,but I feel I need to know upfront. Your opinion please.
Thanks Sally

Gloria, What do you do when you have a toxic family? In my own family, the two people I loved are now deceased, my mother & sister. Surviving are my father, 90 yrs old, living in another state and my sister, also living in another state. Growing up, I never got along with my father. He wanted my mother to get an abortion so I would not be born & has resented me ever since. The surviving sister is selfish, self centered & money grubbing. I have very little to do with either of them. My husband's family. His mother & I have never gotten along from the 1st time we met. His younger brother never says anything to me unless it is a rude remark. His wife drives me crazy with her poor pitiful me routine. And the other brother has no backbone, going along with the other brother. I have been married for 20 years and I have expressed my feelings to my husband all the way along. He has never done anything to help me have a better relationship with his family. He ignores my stress & discomfort. As long as we lived far away from these people I could maintain some cordial relationship. But since we are now living in the same city as the brothers and his mother has moved here too...it is all too much for me. I have had a major blow up & do not speak to or go near his family. I am considering divorce. When it was just me & my husband I was fine, but I cannot take being so closely involved with his family.

Hi Gloria,
I'm 23 years old and have am dealing with the fact that I was sexually molested for six years when I was a little girl. I wanted to start my own foundation to help to make sure that this doesn't Continue to happen. Child molestation affects you when your older and i'm trying to deal with the guilt and embarressment. If you have any advice as to how to set up a foundation where I can educate people on the issue I would greatly appreciate it.

Ms. Gloria,

I'm 15 year-old girl in high school, and I'm known for getting what I want, when I want it, and how I want it. I'm having a tough time deciding who my friends are. I have two groups.

Group A- are great people indivudally, but all together they are like a wild party. I want to be friends with them, but I'm not into the whole adding weird color dyes to your hair, and the one thing they enjoy... anime. (Japanese cartoons) It's all they talk about, and I really like to be with them, but I can't stand anime or Japanese refrences they make. I've known some of these people longer.

Group B- are great people together or apart. I love them, they allow me to be me. I let them see both sides to be me, and it's a lot of fun hanging out with them. There's nothing that I don't like about these people. My friends in Group A don't like Group B because they are "plastic" and things like that.

I'm stuck between who should I be friends with. Group A is embarressing to be around; while I've known Group A longer... I feel as if I grew up and those in Group A haven't. I'm stuck. I can't be friends with both, it's one or the other.

I apologize for the long e-mail, it seems as if you are the best person to go to right now. (It's summer, and there aren't any school guidence counslers aorund.)

Thank you,
Ash

Hello Gloria,

My husband and I bought a second home in a beach area. We love to entertain and enjoy inviting family and friends to the house for summertime fun.

Recently, my husbands family joined us for a beach vacation.
My sister in law whom I love and thought she loved me as well, broke the washing machine and trash compactor. She stood in front of my husband and I, as we tried to fix these appliances, and laughed at us. When I responded by telling her she should be apologizing to us instead of laughing, she stormed upstairs.

The white bedding was ruined with grape juice, a bathroom towel bar was ripped from the wall and I was expected to cook for all.

Upon their departure I was given a quick thank you. Since then, the only correspondence between our two families has been an email from my brother in law asking me to mail a camera which was forgotten.

Needless to say I am very hurt by all of this. I have done many things to help my sis in law through the years. She is a breast cancer survivor. When she was ill from chemo, I redecorated her livingroom for her. I purchased a highend handbag for her. I have installed wood flooring in her home. I am always the one to call her and ask how she and her family are doing.

How would you proceed? I value your opinion. Thank you for listening. S.

Gloria, will you adopt me? :) I fell fast in love with you at first sight. I promise I'll almost always be a good girl.

How do I get my daughter to listen to my wiser (been there done that) advice about the little grandson. She wants to do it her way. Well, that is good but sometimes an experienced grandmom knows best. She is too liberal. She thinks I'm old fashioned and don't know anything. She and her husband even laugh at me when I am giving them sound advice (not old wives tales but tried and true advice about dicipline (no spanking))and a few rules to make the little guy have a healty psyche. A little religion for an anchor wouldn't hurt either--if Mom and Dad can make up their minds what religion they are.

Gloria,

I just recently moved to NYC from Florida and I know no one up here short of the people I work with. (They are all Married men.) Outside of the people I work with I have pretty much only met men who I am not the least bit interested in dating. I have not always been the social butterfly and I would love to go out and enjoy the "night life" of the city but I am afraid to do it alone. I tend to attract weirdo's and I would just feel more comfortable having a gal pal or two. Whats a single 26 y/o to do?

Gloria, I could use some advise. My youngest daughter and I always had a great relationship until about a year ago. She started dating her current boyfriend who is 32 and she is 21. He has never been married and has no children. He tells her he would marry her today but has never preposed or set up how he is going to provide for her. He has been a waiter for 15 years (his only job) and doesnt have plans to get another job. He has no money saved and has lots of bills. We are not people of money so I dont know how they are gong to to make a life together. I told her he isnt the one for her, he has nothing to offer her. This has brought a huge wedge between us. I told her I would be disappointed in her if she marries him. She said if I dont except him I will not be in her families life. This killed me and I dont know what to do. Help

Gloria, Jill is so lucky to have a mom so wonderful. You have such great insight and advice. I still remember how I teared up when you adopted Bethanny...wow that was so powerful! I look forward to watching the show with my daughter who like me thinks Jill and Bethanny make the show. I wish they would get Kelly out of there she brings so much negative aspects to the show. I only aspire to be half the mom you are to Jill.
Thank you for sharing your life with all of us viewers! May you continue to bring grace and beauty to our lives.

I am now the oldest on this site. I am 63 and have been living with a man for 16 years. My husband was killed in a auto accident when I was 45. I have 2 married daughters and grandchildren. My daughters are my best friends.My Mother was my true best friend,but I lost her 9 months after my Father died. I always speak to her. Since she can not answer, I am asking you my question. Should I get married? I feel there is no reason to. We. have made it work for all these years. We are terrific together.
Our love has grown with each passing year. He would like to marry.
He is 67. It is not a necessity and he will understnad if I do not want to. I changed my life when I met him. Moved from NYC and E. Hampton to Denver,Co..because he is an avid skier. Should I change it again?

Dear Gloria~ 15 July 2009

I wrote to you previously about a toxic friend. Your words were succint and too true. You had faith in me and suggested I do the same. I took your advice. I have learned one cannot engage in a dialogue with people who do not want to hear and to politely and graciously stand my ground with a polite attitude, poise and genuine warmth. Thank you so much for understanding.
Your advice rings true, came through and has done a world of good for my self beliefs. Many heartfelt thank you's. Be well and of good cheer.
No Toxic Friends Allowed

Dear Gloria,
I love my mother but she calls me at least 3 times a day just to check in and see whats going on. I dont know how to ask her to stop doing this without hurting her feelings.
What should i do?

i have a sticky problem. while i love my sister dearly, she is about to announce her 4th wedding and introduce the family to her new fiance.

am i a bad sister for not being enthusiastic for her? i don't want to meet him or attend the wedding. i'm so tired of meeting her many boyfriends. i'm exhausted and embarrassed that i have an elizabeth taylor knockoff for a sister. she even looks like liz taylor!

please share your wisdom. love you and jill!

Hello Gloria:
I love the show, I think you are a wonderful wise woman. Jill is a very lucky girl to have a great relationship with her mom watching you two reminds me of my mom and mine relationship. She passed away last year and I miss her very much. How does one move past this and remove the void that is in me now?
god bless u both ..