Asking Eric: New member鈥檚 cologne causing choir concerns
If she (the cologne wearer) was a friend, I could go up to her and say, "Lay off the scent, it's making me sick."
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Asking Eric: My partner’s ex sent him $1,000 and says she still loves him
They do not have children, pets or any property together. It should have been a clean break; however, she still contacts him.
Asking Eric: Mother wants heirlooms back from daughter-in-law after separation
Dear Eric: During the process of our moving from a large house to an apartment in a retirement community, my daughter-in-law asked my son to leave their house. I had...
Asking Eric: Readers respond to older adults seeking connection
"I asked those of you who have successfully found connection at a later stage in life to write in."
Asking Eric: Siblings try to overrule mom鈥檚 care plan
"All of the options they have suggested involve a lot of work for my mother and me."
Asking Eric: Family doesn鈥檛 check in after disaster
"Our children did not contact us until the middle of the afternoon after Helene hit to see if we were affected by the hurricane."
Asking Eric: Husband refuses to use bathroom inside
"My husband of 50-plus years has a habit of peeing outside, even though his office is equipped with its own bathroom."
Asking Eric: Boyfriend won鈥檛 give up toxic friend
"The mutual friend is known by many as a toxic person who is also an egotistical bully."
Asking Eric: Stepparents cut stepdaughters from wills after parents鈥� deaths
"Both parents passed within a two-year period. Both stepparents redid their wills writing us out of them."
Asking Eric: Ex-wife鈥檚 lies causing a rift with kids
"Over the last five years, she has alienated my kids against me with a series of false stories."