Carolyn Hax
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Husband agrees to brother’s long-term stay without consulting wifeOct 19, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My husband of three months invited his 26-year-old brother to live with us, in a small apartment, for nine months. I did not consent to this arrangement. He is ...
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Family battles over hosting holiday dinnerOct 17, 2011 1:00 am - Q. Thanksgiving is more than a month away, but I already have heartburn. My husband’s sister announced in August (!) that she will host Thanksgiving at her tiny town...
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Grandma got run over by teen’s honesty about sexOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am so lost right now, maybe more mad and disappointed at my granddaughter, whom I raised since she was less than a year old and is now 16. (As part of a larger ...
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Woman should end affair and face her marriageOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Been married 26 years, two children in college. We’ve had a lot of major ups and downs. My husband had an affair 11 years ago that threw my world off its axis. ...
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How to handle mom's obvious favoritismOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Both my brother and I are close to our parents. (We also like each other.) However, my mom plays favorites with each of our households. She constantly complains a...
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Be supportive of wife moving out, and maybe she won’t want toOct 09, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My wife of a decade is leaning toward filing for divorce. I think our problems are easily surmountable, but she is less hopeful. Despite her skepticism, she belie...
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Dad’s engagement so soon after wife’s death is troublingOct 05, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My mom passed away suddenly in November. My parents had been married for 40 years. My dad started dating two months after her passing and just got engaged. I ha...
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How can mom warm up her relationship with her son's girlfriend?Oct 03, 2011 1:00 am - Q. A few years ago, my college-age son carelessly left pornographic pictures in plain view in our home. Disturbed, I explained generally my objections to porn but di...
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Encourage civility toward ex, if not for them, for youOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He was married to his first wife for 20 years. It was not an amicable divorce. He resents having to pay her part ...
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Can’t find a mate? Problem may not just be your jobSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am a reasonably handsome, fit, clean-cut and educated man in my mid-40s. I work as a security guard, which enables me to read for 40 hours a week, which I jus...