Carolyn Hax
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Don't let ignorance wreck camaraderie you've builtFeb 07, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I bought a house a few years ago in a development in a nonmetropolitan part of Virginia. There was a homeowners association with a president. However, the association...
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How to approach a friend who has opted out of social circleFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Q. Friend recently got married and seems TOTALLY uninterested in spending time with friends, what's going on in our lives, etc. (We are a mid-30s mix of married/single/o...
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Saying yes to say never works outFeb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Q. It's a long story, so please bear with me. My roommate and I are friends and busy medical students and we decided to live together near the hospital. I knew she had a...
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Stepdad's behavior against boyfriend says it allJan 31, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I've been married for four years. After we said "I do," my daughter started dating a guy of another race. It was then that I found out my husband is racist. He hates ...
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Friends think her life isn't busy, full since she doesn't have kidsJan 26, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I am a childless woman. My husband and I work hard and we like the way things are in our life. So how do I respond when my friends say, "You can't be that busy, you d...
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Couple's relationship has clearly gone to the dogsJan 25, 2016 10:00 pm - Q. We are engaged and she has a ring. I have four indoor dogs and they are Great Danes, well-behaved and more predictably glad to see me than "Alice" is. She says no wed...
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Teach respect for spouse, consequences of actions in same lessonJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - Q. My husband does not want to invite his brother and family to our son's upcoming bar mitzvah. He thinks they are bad people, in part stemming from some stuff that went...
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The ice cream aisle is no place for discussion about impulse controlJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Q. What the heck do you do when you and your partner have agreed to eat more healthfully, but then your partner regularly suggests impulse buys that undermine that decis...
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Stand up to Grandma for your kids' sakeJan 18, 2016 10:00 pm - Q. I'm a wife and mom of two elementary-age boys. My mom lives near us and is a hard person to be around. She is negative, especially to my kids, and complains constantl...
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Truth, pared down, can help kids handle family schismJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I (and as a result, our two young children) are currently estranged from his parents after years of hostility came to a head this fall. My mother-in-la...