Carolyn Hax
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Readers write on therapy, relatives, thank-you notesJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On people who see therapy as an admission of weakness: I#146;m a guy. I#146;m also someone you might have met at a Mensa ...
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Readers offer advice and relationship insightDec 31, 2011 11:00 pm - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On feeling invisible after a certain age: A year and a half ago, my husband told me he wanted to leave me because, essentia...
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Readers offer their views on parental affairs, office partiesDec 29, 2011 4:00 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On seeing children as the victims when their parents have affairs: Because of social stigma, social conditioning and fina...
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Giving benefit of doubt may smooth over awkward situationDec 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I have four nieces and a nephew, none of whom I get to see very often as they all have young children. Last Christmas, Niece 3 invited my partner and me to her h...
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Lonely hearts need new script for the holidaysDec 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My husband left the day before Thanksgiving to attend a funeral. My brother, who lives nearby and who I haven't seen since last Thanksgiving, was supposed to join...
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What to do when your mom is a blabbermouthDec 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My mother cannot keep a secret, no matter how much I impress upon her the necessity. The most recent situation came when I sent her an email thanking her for som...
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Can — or should — relationship weather a trip to SpainDec 18, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My girlfriend and I have been together for over a year. I really love her, and she is just a great person to be around. She went off to college 12 hours from wher...
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Leave sister alone and enjoy holidaysDec 14, 2011 12:00 am - Q. This time of year is all about family and tradition. It’s not really about convenience. I am 48 and the youngest of four children. We each have two to four child...
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Don't cancel holiday because of family fightDec 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. For two years, we have been celebrating Christmas on the Sunday before. It started when Daughter 1 couldn't make it on Christmas and asked if she and her family...
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Are dysfunctional family holiday gatherings mandatory?Dec 12, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My mother is terribly hurt that I feel no attachment to my five stepsiblings and no desire to spend even one holiday every couple of years with them. They are al...