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AskUncleGary.com, an independent publication launched in 2025 by Gary Domasin, an advice columnist and contributing writer to SoCalMag.com, educator, and supportive uncle you wish you had.

I ghosted someone I genuinely liked...

I ghosted someone I genuinely liked...

Dear Uncle Gary, I ghosted someone I genuinely liked because I panicked. Now they’re dating someone else, and I feel sick. Do I reach out or let it go? Signed, Kicking Myself Dear Kicking Myself, You ghosted someone you genuinely liked. Not because you didn’t care, but because

I asked if she was okay...

I asked if she was okay...

His girlfriend was under the covers, seemingly naked, and definitely either asleep or passed out. I hesitated, but the smell in the room confirmed what had been going on.

My adult child just came out as trans...

My adult child just came out as trans...

My adult child just came out as trans. I want to be supportive, but I’m terrified of saying the wrong thing. Where do I start?

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More Than Just a “Friend"

My stepmom keeps introducing my husband as my “friend.” Not once, not twice, every time. We’ve been married for over two years, and it’s not like she doesn’t know. She was at the wedding. She’s met his family. She’s seen the ring.

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A wig closet full of biohazards...

I’m trying to stay professional, but this feels like a sinking ship. Do I stick it out and finish the tour, or cut my losses before the wigs start crawling away?

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The girl with the stank breath...

Mid-hookup, this guy just stops and goes, “Yeah, I think I’m done, your breath stinks.” I was mortified. Like crawl-into-the-earth-and-disappear mortified. I left immediately, didn’t say a word, just dipped.

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Not emotionally. Sexually.

After seven years of monogamous bliss, my partner Mike, two years older, two inches taller, and apparently two egos too many, decided it was time to “open things up.” Not emotionally. Sexually. To other men.