I started seeing a wonderful lady one month ago and I’m starting to really fall for her. We’ve been intimate several times in a very sensual, romantic way, but I'm having trouble getting aroused by her. We’re both late-20s, in good shape and attracted to each other.       
      The last few relationships I've had - one as recent as a month ago - the sex has been very animalistic in a non-passionate way and I had no problems with my erections.      
      I've talked to my new partner about this briefly and have reassured her that it’s not her; it’s something I have to deal with. She’s been understanding and patient with me, but I want to fix it, as it can become a problem in our relationship moving forward.
      - Worried

When you’re used to mostly having “animalistic, non-passionate sex,” the emotions that accompany a sensual romance may be so new that you’re overwhelmed, causing your physical responses to be under-firing.     
      Don’t build up anxiety, see your doctor soon. A check-up may be reassuring, or pinpoint a cause. And a review of those romantic dates may also be helpful.    
      If they’re accompanied by long periods of gazing, stroking and drinking wine or cocktails, the alcohol could be a factor. Or, if you’re caught up in the excitement of thinking she’s The One and mentally planning ahead, your mind may be overactive, leaving your other parts to take a rest.     
      OR, consider that this relationship is likely moving too fast  - something you may be reacting to instinctively with a slowed-down libido.    
      For someone who’s jumped from a previous liaison only a month ago directly into this one, the “forever” feeling is too early to call. Get to know her better. If you’re healthy, not drinking excessively and more sure of her, Nature will eventually take over.

The communication problems between my mother and her mother-in-law have brought strain to our family; but my mother doesn’t acknowledge that to improve their relationship, the effort has to come from both sides.     
      She thinks my grandmother’s always trying to “get to her” and make her feel bad. She was very hurt by some things my grandmother said (over many, many years) and never ceases to pinpoint bad things about her, and her negative aspects.     
      Yet my grandmother doesn’t know what to say, do, or give to my mother that could fix their relationship. When they do talk, they avoid eye contact while my mother disagrees with everything my grandmother says.    
      It’d mean the world to me if my mother could enjoy my grandmother’s company at family gatherings. Is there anything a 16-year-old daughter can do to mend (or improve) this relationship?
      - Sad to See

Though you dearly (and touchingly) wish for family harmony be aware that interference can worsen the situation especially if you appear to favour one side over the other, or indicate any blame.    
      The best you can do is to tell each of them how much a peaceful relationship between them could mean to you. It wouldn’t hurt to say that they’re both equally affecting you, with their example of divisive relations.     
      Just when you should be learning how to communicate, negotiate and compromise, in order to have happy relationships of your own, you’re left with their opposite, mutually negative model.     
      After that, stay silent. You have no idea of what was said by one to the other that’s left such bitterness and it’s not your responsibility to “fix” things between them.

My son lives a too carefree a life at 38, living in a foreign country, working entrepreneurial jobs that don’t use his university education (besides languages).    
      He earns very well for day-to-day living there and says he’s happy, but he’s not making any plans for his future. He also dates local women, but never gets serious about settling down and having a family.     
      How can make him realize he’ll soon be 40 without security in his life?
      - Worried

He’s using crucial street smarts along with his formal knowledge, to lead the life he wants. The experience of living in another country, of fluency in other languages, and adapting to other cultures, is invaluable for his future.
      He seems well equipped to move into a particular field to build up security when and if he chooses to do so. Your job, now, is to maintain contact and caring, not to criticize. He knows he’s turning 40.