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Asking Eric: Sister鈥檚 relationship is consuming her life
I鈥檓 concerned about how quickly they have become emotionally dependent on each other.
Asking Eric: Husband鈥檚 mean comments about house clutter cause arguments
He talks to me as if I'm a child, scolding me and making me feel terrible.
Asking Eric: Woman fears being left alone after father and partner die
I feel like I am already grieving. The shape of the world that we live in is depressing.
Asking Eric: Husband鈥檚 grocery splurges create strife
My husband sometimes indulges in a piece of costly, extra-smoked pork he orders online from a specialty shop.
Asking Eric: Regular manicurist came close to drawing blood. Time to fire?
Now she鈥檚 back and I just received the worst manicure ever.
Asking Eric: Husband鈥檚 connection with “professional tease” tests marriage
He told me I'm overreacting even though the language, even the emojis used, are his usual tone.
Asking Eric: Friend takes too many leftovers after holiday meals
Although tone-deaf, my friend is extremely sensitive, so I am reluctant to say anything. Do you have any advice?
Asking Eric: Widowed songwriter sings about new girlfriend, but his sons aren鈥檛 all ears
One son鈥檚 cryptic response made me call him to talk it through. Even though he wants me to be happy, he really doesn鈥檛 want to hear my songs that embrace...
Asking Eric: Retired parents always get stuck footing the bill for blended family
Dear Eric: My husband and I are senior citizens in a large, blended family. Back when we were younger, and both gainfully employed, we paid for everything any time our...
Asking Eric: New boyfriend is overly friendly to younger women
Dear Eric: I'm a woman in a new relationship with a fabulous man who doesn't seem to understand an issue I've brought to his attention. I noted recently that when...