Carolyn Hax
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Put time between you, a lousy lunch, sister's self-absorptionMay 07, 2015 6:11 am - Q. How can I approach lunch with my self-absorbed sister who is visiting from out of town when I am in the midst of separating from my self-absorbed husband? I probably ...
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Sweating the small stuff leads to big problemsMay 03, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. My husband and I have recently started saving for a home, which means clamping down on our budget. I suggested we set a per-person amount to spend on birthday gifts f...
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Find way to support daughter that all can agree onMay 03, 2015 1:00 am - Q. My married daughter, with two young daughters of her own, has decided to file for a separation. I felt from the beginning that things may not work out. They were both...
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Suggesting niece needs plastic surgery is not OKApr 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. My 13-year-old niece is tiny and has a big nose. We live in a community where a lot of teenage girls have cosmetic surgery at 16. I suggested to my brother in private...
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You draw the line on what you choose to give relativesApr 27, 2015 11:00 am - Q. My sister has four school-age children, and my nieces and nephews have, quite frankly, had to do without. My oldest niece (who is on the dreaded "spectrum" and has st...
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Silent treatment can cause hurts to festerApr 26, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Two weeks ago, my sister and brother-in-law said some horrible things about childless people - apparently forgetting that my husband and I, who have no children, were...
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Simply yes or no can clear up romantic confusion hereApr 21, 2015 5:00 am - Q. My boyfriend and I, both 30, have been dating for five years. We are from different countries, and currently live in a country foreign to both of us. He recently told...
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Now is the time to forgive and forget past mistakesApr 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. Last summer, my sister-in-law cheated on my brother. It was a monthslong affair that continued even after my brother found out about it, and was followed by some othe...
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Rethink wedding date around what, or who, is most importantApr 19, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I'm getting married in seven months and my best friend just told me she is pregnant with her second child and can't come to the wedding because it is during her no-fl...
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Keeping, shedding ex's name no one's business but yoursApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - Q. When a woman marries a man, it is usually love. If she decides to take his last name as her unhyphenated surname, has no children from the marriage and then decides t...