There are some things that are unresolved from your time in high school years. But it’s unlikely that you’ll find the ...

If you’ve had personal experience with someone whose home didn’t make you comfortable, it’s fine to decline by telling them ...

Dear Eric: Why should I go to my 50th high school reunion? I received a phone call from a former classmate who wouldn’t give ...

Often when I’m eating at a restaurant or cafe, I’ll notice other tables leaving half-finished food to be thrown out. I’m ...

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Dear Eric: I am getting older. I have lived in my home more than half my life. I raised my children, educated myself, had a career and launched my kids while living here as a long-divorced person. In ...

My mother had a yearly tradition of giving all the children $50. After her death, I continued this tradition, which has ...

Dear Eric: About 14 years ago our son was seriously dating a woman whom both my wife and I really adored. We both thought she ...

Dear Eric: We have two adult sons, one married, one not. They have never sent us a Christmas gift over the past 15 years, and they both live far away. Daughter-in-law acts as if we don’t exist. Can we ...

Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He has children from his first wife, as I have boys from my first marriage. Asking Eric: I’m a grown woman who feels like a party-crashing ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Eric: I’ve just turned 40 this past year. The last 15 years I was in a horrible drug addiction. I lied and hurt and did terrible things to a lot of ...

Dear Eric: I had a pancreas transplant in 2018. Due to this, along with celiac disease, I’m on a very restricted and medically controlled diet. There are very few things I can safely eat. However, I ...