My dad and I haven’t had the best relationship. But I guess unlike most letter senders who write you with daddy problems, it’s not my father who is at fault here. I’m the one who has been a pretty bad son during the time we spent living together.

I’ve been working as a purchaser for a huge retail chain for the past couple of years, and it’s a job that I never thought I would like. I took an unrelated course when I was in college, and did not expect to stay in this job for this long.

Our household help left a few months ago. Since me and my sister are both working and we don’t have time to do the chores in the house, my mom decided to hire her older sister to do the job and to also help her family financially.

‘We can support, we can stand by, we can prop up, we can rally behind, we can be there for people fighting their battles, but in the final round, they fight alone…’

My problem is whether doing something like this, so close after our break up, is even appropriate at all.

One time, at the gym that I frequent, I had said hi to the person I was doing the treadmills with since we were the only people in the gym at the time. I had no problem when he started engaging me in conversation, but things took a sleazy turn a few minutes.

Chico and Delamar take a break from the usual answering of letters to write their thoughts about the recent events brought about by the Great Flood.

I have a boyfriend of three years now and he’s really nice, caring, and loving. But recently we argued about his elder sister.

I was hurt by the fact that the guy denied me. We managed to talk and cleared things up and now we’re back in each other’s arms.

My problem is that people who’ve known me as being single for such a long time think I’m not straight!

Several months ago, my little sister approached me in tears and told me that her boyfriend, having convinced himself that she was cheating on him, hacked her e-mail address and looked through her text messages to find “evidence”. Even when he found none, he waited for my sister after work and confronted her. Things got so heated that security guards had to get involved.

I had a terrible bout with depression when I was in high school. As a result, I have quite a few scars from the cutting and burning on my arms that I did to myself back when I was dealing with my feelings.

I said I would never date a smoker. But then, I fell in love with one.

A close friend of mine is getting married next year, and she has turned into a Bridezilla!

While playing around with it a couple of days ago -- my project was going well and I had some time to goof off -- I tinkered around with the laptop and looked in the recycle bin.

Whenever my father and I meet new people or he introduces me to his friends, I’ve always become the focus of less than encouraging comments about my appearance.

I’ve attended my own share of baby showers and weddings over several months, and for the most part I have enjoyed being part of this momentous moment in their lives.

Dear Chico and Delamar...About two months ago, I cheated on my boyfriend with a classmate. Understandably, when my boyfriend found out he asked me to stop seeing my classmate ever again. My boyfriend and I worked things out, and our relationship went back on track.

Dear Chico and Delamar...I’m 19, and my mother just recently got herself a Facebook account. She’s been reconnecting with her high school friends, one of whom we’ll call Jake. I don’t know what they had going on back in high school, but they certainly seem to have got something going on now. I’ve found out that they often chat on YM even up to three in the morning.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...The way my boyfriend and I started our relationship is very unusual. We didn’t go through the process of getting to know each other before jumping into a serious relationship.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...In high school, I developed a crush on this guy. He wasn’t really in my circle of friends, and he used to bug me a lot, but it changed when we reached our junior year. Later that year, I heard that he already had a girlfriend. After graduation, we separated ways and never talked again.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...I recently changed jobs, and one of the biggest fears that I had before transferring was the difficulty of having to get along with the employees at my new job.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...Back in high school, I stole my friend’s boyfriend from her.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...I am a recent university graduate, and because of a financial emergency in the family I have had to take a job in a fastfood company while looking for a job that is better suited towards my degree.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...Hi! I just need to ask, is there hope for long distance affair? I met this guy through a friend. He is working in the Middle East as an engineer.

DEAR CHICO AND DELAMAR...I’ve been with my partner for more than a year now and it seems like we’re doing pretty cool. Aside from being a gay couple, there is a 13-year age difference between us: He’s 23, still exploring the gay life, while I’m 39, and I’ve been there and done that. When we started living together, we vowed that we will be exclusive to each other.

Dear Chico and Delamar...