Asking Eric: Widowed aunt makes huge demands on family
"She鈥檚 sensitive, lonely and not very self-aware, yet expects frequent contact and priority attention."
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Asking Eric: New wife has put her grown sons ahead of marriage
"My wife's entire family has said that her two sons are going to ruin this marriage."
Asking Eric: Memory issues threaten relationship with hairstylist
"Should I call to make another appointment or just slink away to another salon?"
Asking Eric: Coworker鈥檚 lies fracture relationship
"James shared confidential information with our boss 鈥� information he wasn't supposed to have."
Asking Eric: Atheist offended by others鈥� prayers
"I feel like they 'push' their prayers on me!"
Asking Eric: Sister ghosts brother and mother over politics
"After the 2024 election, she stopped responding to me 鈥� no birthday or Christmas cards, no phone calls, no emails."
Asking Eric: Son鈥檚 family lives in squalor but won鈥檛 make any changes
Dear Eric: My son's living situation could fairly be described as squalor.
Asking Eric: Mother doesn鈥檛 want son at family funeral because of his drinking
Dear Eric: My father recently passed after a long battle with dementia. My 45-year-old son who was close to my father is an alcoholic. He relapsed after learning my father...
Asking Eric: Talkative guide intrudes on nature walk date
"I ended up feeling like I was going on a date with this random guy from all the talking we were doing."
Asking Eric: Married couple are soulmates but have stopped having sex
"It's been five years since we've had sex. I simply have lost my desire and become unattracted."