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Asking Eric: Husband keeping wife in the dark about finances
Dear Eric: I鈥檓 a 62-year-old female and never once has my husband divulged to me what his financial situation is.
Asking Eric: Wife fears she鈥檚 abusing husband with Alzheimer鈥檚
Dear Eric: My husband of almost 60 years has Alzheimer鈥檚. At this point, he does not know who I am other than 鈥渟ome nice lady鈥� who comes to see him....
Asking Eric: Partner鈥檚 familial estrangement is a deal breaker
Dear Eric: My partner and I are closing in on our third anniversary, and as we begin to talk seriously about the prospect of marriage, I've found myself a bit...
Asking Eric: I don’t like what my husband says to me after sex
Dear Eric: My husband and I have an active sex life. But, after sex, he says 鈥淭hank You.鈥� I know he appreciates it, but I feel a bit cheap after...
Asking Eric: New mom feels guilty over very late thank you notes
Dear Eric: In spite of my best intentions, I have unfortunately been a poor gift receiver as of late. I had a baby last year, my first, and my family...
Asking Eric: My daughter wants to name her son after her dead brother. And I’m not ready for that.
Dear Eric: My daughter is having her fourth child. She wants to name him after her brother who died of suicide three years ago.
Asking Eric: Foster parent wants to be done with drama
Dear Eric: Twelve years ago, I was a foster parent for a 12-year-old. 鈥淎ngel鈥� was reunified with her father after a year and when that blew up, she came back...
Asking Eric: Friend鈥檚 treatment of ailing cat is hard to take
Dear Eric: Ordinarily, my friend is loving and affectionate to her middle-aged cat. She takes good care of him, with food, water, and attention. Today, she told me her cat...
Asking Eric: Sister鈥檚 ex doesn鈥檛 know she鈥檚 back in town
Dear Eric: My sister was engaged to a guy, 鈥淧eter.鈥� I鈥檝e known Peter for a long time. Not long before the wedding, she broke the engagement because she met someone...
Asking Eric: Father-in-law鈥檚 partner makes visits unbearable
Dear Eric: My father-in-law is in a relationship with a person that makes staying at his home during a visit an awful experience for me, my husband and our kids....