Carolyn Hax
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Boyfriend insists upon sex before marriageAug 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Carolyn is away. The following first appeared on Jan. 30 and Feb. 1, 2004. Q. I have a dilemma. My boyfriend and I have been together for 11 months. We love each other a...
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Girlfriend sits in coach while he's in first classAug 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I am in a fairly new relationship (three months) with an attorney who divorced after 25 years of marriage. He loves to travel and told me that since he has a lot of a...
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Sister shouldn't play the role of parent to marijuana-smoking brotherAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Q. I'm a 23-year-old woman living across the country from my family, and my brother "Justin" is an 18-year-old high school grad. Justin is living at home and working, an...
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Past injury leads to fewer visits with familyAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Three years ago, our then-2-year-old daughter was in an accident while visiting my family for the first time without us, which resulted in her losing two fingers. Her...
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Hidden mixed-faith relationship relegates her to 'roommate'Aug 19, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I am a white atheist (raised Catholic), long-term dating a Pakistani American agnostic (raised Muslim). In general, there is cultural pressure for Pakistani people to...
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She moved on because he didn't text enoughAug 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I would like to hear your thoughts on what happened with a girl I was dating for two months. We went on dates every weekend, where I also stayed at her place. We text...
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Daughter questions her relief at parents' deathAug 12, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I lost my dad in 2011, and my mom last month after caring for her during a yearlong struggle with ALS. She lived near us for the last two years of her life because I ...
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Son's introverted fiancee not comfortable at family mealsAug 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My son and his fiancee bought a condo close to us, which then flooded. They moved in with us and repairs have taken longer than anticipated. His fiancee, "Laura," is ...
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Next generation doesn't want mother-in-law's collectiblesAug 06, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. My mother-in-law has spent much of her life accumulating collectibles, heirlooms and furniture with the rationale that she will give them to her children and grandchi...
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Ex-wife not interested in uniting to help suicidal sonAug 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My ex-wife and I divorced 21 years ago. I had a one-night stand and she told me to hit the road. I married the one-night stand and that marriage did not work. During ...