Carolyn Hax
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Make a decision on being a bridesmaidSep 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. My brother is getting married to a woman I despise. She talks to my brother like he is garbage, manipulates every situation, and no one in my family likes her. She wa...
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Be comfortable with your family situationSep 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. Me: mid-50s, reasonably successful and comfortable, with meaningful work and wife (no kids). I'm pretty happy with my life, including its high and low points. This wa...
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Brave, desperate mom should seek professional helpSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - Carolyn Hax is away. In her absence, we are offering readers' favorites from her archive. Q. Please help; I'm desperate. My husband and I are parents to an 8-month-old s...
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Help daughter to recognize her boyfriend's pattern of abuseSep 01, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Is there any way (other than videotaping their conversations) to explain to your 21-year-old daughter that you think her boyfriend is verbally abusive and manipulativ...
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Live by your own convictions, not boyfriend's or his mother'sAug 25, 2015 6:00 am - Q. This year I will be spending all of my vacation time (and money) on traveling for or with my boyfriend's family. I understand that I do this voluntarily, but in a ver...
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Stand up to grandmother's bullying behaviorAug 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's note: While Carolyn Hax is away, we are offering columns from her archive. Q. How can I help my daughter, "Kara," better deal with my mom? When my mom gets irri...
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Don't let mom's insecurity destroy sibling bondsAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - Carolyn Hax is away. In her absence, we are offering a column from her archive. Q. Our 60-year-old mom has five grown children, 22 to 39. Two of us have recently discove...
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New widow fears breakdown during pregnancyAug 22, 2015 1:00 am - Carolyn Hax is away. In her absence, we are offering columns from her archive. Q. My husband died unexpectedly at age 33, just weeks after conceiving our first baby. I'm...
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Girls' trip gone bad brings up flaw in friendshipAug 18, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I recently traveled with a woman who has been one of my best friends for eight years. On the trip, we barely spoke because she hooked up with a guy on our tour the fi...
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Spouses need to talk about his motherAug 17, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Carolyn Hax is away. In her absence, we are offering this column from her archive. Q. I have been happily married for three years. Because we live 30 minu...