Carolyn Hax
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Weight is causing daughter to suffer — or is it?Mar 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My 20-something daughter is overweight. Doesn't eat right or exercise. Will NOT discuss. But — if we go shopping together, her physical self-loathing is so eviden...
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Swallow your ‘I told you so’ and relish friend’s fresh startMar 09, 2011 1:00 am - Q. Ten years ago my (then) best friend married a woman who was beautiful, but controlling, isolating, manipulative, deceitful, etc. They have one kid. She filed fo...
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Sometimes you have to let a friend ‘hit bottom’Mar 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My friend, “Katherine,” had been unhappily married for several years, met a man in a bar, and began having a casual affair with him. She was not very discreet abo...
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When trouble comes to the wedding, ignore itMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. My 34-year-old daughter is engaged to a wonderful man, 40. They plan to be married in her hometown (his family is from out of state), but that is all they can a...
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Hax: Is girlfriend worth three-month wait?Mar 02, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I have been seeing a woman for about four months and we’ve been dating maybe once per week on average. We are in our 30s. My girlfriend has recently started back...
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First learn to trust yourselfFeb 28, 2011 12:00 am - Q. This guy and I dated in college, and he was not faithful to me. I guess some of it was typical college behavior, but it still wrecked me pretty badly. He was also...
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by Carolyn hax: High drama does not translate to a good relationshipFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. Are high-drama relationships ever good ones? My boyfriend and I usually have a huge argument every couple of weeks (not disagreements, but fights where we yell at...
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Answer mom's ultimatum with understandingFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I'm a month late in scheduling a second post-surgical checkup for myself. My mother refuses to speak to me until I get the checkup and report the results to her. ...
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Clarify own values before reaming out boyfriendFeb 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. My outlook on dating is very traditional — man courts lady and pays for dinner/drinks, etc. Then, after you figure out you truly want to continue to date, the wom...
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In-laws berate parents for lax rules with kidsFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. I have two boys, ages 6 and 4. The 6-year-old is autistic. Both are highly energetic and our household is generally filled with noise and energy. When my in-laws ...