Carolyn Hax
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Daughter needs to write own checksOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. For the past 15 years now, my wife and I have carried my daughter and son-in-law financially. We have carried the loans for every house and car they have owned, g...
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She can't let go of those negative feelingsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I am conflicted about my best friend's upcoming marriage. She and the boyfriend got off to a rocky start, and, as her best friend, I heard all the gory details. Howev...
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He's grown up after breakup, but still unsureOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My first real time in love with a woman, and I fatally sabotaged the relationship just as it was getting serious. I was a complete &!?$ to her and got what I dese...
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Gushing grates on her after awhileOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. How should one interpret repeated effusive praise and appreciation? I love compliments as much as the next person, but my new guy is so effusive, I'm wary. I don'...
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Snoopy girlfriend guilty of the greater sinOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My girlfriend of three months snooped into my e-mail while left alone in my place. She is upset about e-mails I sent long before I met her, which admittedly were a bi...
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Gossip works only when it has an audienceOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. We are parents of high school kids who go to a small, private school in a close-knit community. We all have "good" kids, although most have tested the limits with...
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He's a person, not a meal ticketOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. About five years ago, I worked for a small company and got to know the top executive very well. His wife had died three years earlier and it was clear he was lone...
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Don't lose sight of doing things for yourselfOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. My parents hate my boyfriend because they think I am pushing everything or everyone else away so I can be with him. They also think he is the No. 1 thing in my life a...
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When breaking up, be firm, not cruelOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I need to break up with someone who is a sweet, wonderful person, but just lazy when it comes to figuring out her life, getting her act together and helping me after ...
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Be honest with her, but not brutally honestOct 08, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I need to break up with someone who is a sweet, wonderful person, but just lazy when it comes to figuring out her life, getting her act together and helping me af...