Carolyn Hax
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Confront friends about intentional wedding slightOct 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Carolyn Hax is on leave. This column originally ran on April 4, 2008. Q. Not long ago, a good friend of mine asked me to be a groomsman. Since I adore both him and the b...
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Seek help to build strength; let go of mom's weaknessOct 18, 2016 6:00 am - Q. My mom spent a decade telling me that if various family members found out I'm gay, it would make them depressed/have heart attacks/die. Finally, I said enough, I'm te...
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Be honest with spouse about evolving viewpointOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I have been an average churchgoer my whole life, but recently I've found myself moving further and further from organized religion. I have huge doubts about the exist...
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Tearing down the painful legacy of childhood sex abuseOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. I tried denying it, ignoring it, running away from it for about 30 years. It caught up with me in the last year or two, kno...
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Tell mean kid's parents about his behaviorOct 10, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. What should a parent say when the other parent knows they have a mean kid? My 7-year-old son has recently decided to take a break from a friend he's known for five ye...
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Work with reality, not wishful thinkingOct 09, 2016 7:00 am - Q. My husband's parents favor their daughter and her children over my family and his brother's family. Their daughter is aware of it, and brags about it - "I'm Daddy's ...
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Why does daughter stay in relationship with moocher boyfriend?Oct 04, 2016 1:00 am - Q. My daughter is 31, a college grad with a career she loves. And she lives with her boyfriend she met in college. Problem: She works, he does not! The majority of the t...
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To mourn break up, let goOct 03, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. My girlfriend and I recently broke up. When we started dating, she told me she still had some feelings for her ex. They had recently broken up after four years of dat...
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How you spend money, leisure time can be a deal breakerSep 27, 2016 1:00 am - Q. My girlfriend and I have been seeing each other for almost eight months, and we still each live separately and have our own houses. We have two different opinions on ...
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Good intentions turn out to be less than expectedSep 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. My family of three recently moved from the West Coast to the East Coast, where my family lives. At the urging of my mother, I took a demanding job and we are staying ...