Carolyn Hax
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Don't react to negative comments made by fiance's friendJun 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. I am soon to be married. I just found out that my fiance's friend, who is in our wedding party, said my fiance "could marry better" and I just "drag him down." When t...
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In noisy apartment, stand with neighbors not against themJun 14, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I live in an apartment building and a family with four kids lives in the apartment above us. They are so loud all the time, and it drives me insane! My husband and I ...
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Longtime partner committed to companion but not to daily choresJun 14, 2016 5:00 am - Q. My longtime partner is in many ways a wonderful woman. I definitely will be her committed companion for as long as we both shall live. However, she is a total slob. W...
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Unhappy wife could be abusive, but what about depression?Jun 11, 2016 5:00 am - Q. When my wife and I got engaged 17 years ago, she was a healthy, cheerful, gainfully employed young lady. Two months after the engagement she stopped working entirely ...
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Boyfriend needs to accept her past if he wants a future with herJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Q. My girlfriend is 29. I'm happy in our relationship and think she's awesome. However, in her past she had an affair with a 65-year-old married grandfather who was her ...
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Boyfriend can be part of your family despite sister's standJun 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. I am a 21-year-old Mexican woman in a wonderful relationship with a 21-year-old white male. My boyfriend and I are deeply in love and have been together for a year an...
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If tables were turned, wife's abuse might be easier to seeJun 05, 2016 3:00 am - Q. My wife and I have fought over whether I should be giving her open access to my personal email. I've had this account for at least twice as long as I've known her (go...
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Step back from dispute with mom over wedding menuMay 31, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I'm getting married soon and am a vegetarian. Our menu has one meat option and one vegetarian option, as well as appetizers (a mixture of meat and veggie), sides and ...
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Meet oafish questions about babies head-onMay 24, 2016 6:00 am - Q. What do people really want to hear when they ask when my husband and I are going to have children? When I say we don't plan to, the next question is, why not? Do I te...
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If a relationship feels wrong, trust your instinctsMay 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. I have been seeing this guy for a couple of months now. He started very fast, being very involved with me, but a few weeks later he took a step back and said he liked...