Carolyn Hax
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Is it OK to date your friend's ex?Mar 24, 2014 1:01 am - Q. A friend forwarded to me the online-dating profile of a former boyfriend of mine, and asked if that was him. She said they had spoken on the phone and were to meet in...
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Move out and leave Mom's guilt trip behindMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - Q. I'm 28 and Mom won't let me move out. I just finished up a master's degree, I have a job, good friends and outside of work I have an online business that is starting ...
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Prospective in-laws most likely hate the distance not youMar 18, 2014 1:00 am - Q. My boyfriend's parents are against our relationship. My boyfriend, age 31, and I, 26, have been on and off for three years, but have remained best friends since we me...
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Plan trip to see ill mother-in-law before it is too lateMar 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. I love my mother-in-law dearly. She's in her mid-90s and has congestive heart failure, is blind and has fallen and broken bones several times in recent years. She's n...
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Asking for help or going it alone a tough choiceMar 15, 2014 1:01 am - Q. I'm a middle-aged woman who has never married. The only family I'm in contact with is my 91-year-old mother who lives an hour away. But I believe I am blessed with ma...
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Needy boyfriend needs a few boundariesMar 10, 2014 11:00 pm - Q. My boyfriend of three months constantly wants to be together. We're still in high school and see each other there every day. I appreciate that he likes hanging out wi...
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Seeing chronic pain can help children learn empathyMar 09, 2014 12:01 am - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On young children who witness pain: • Because of chronic abdominal pain, I often sat, read, watched TV or interacted with m...
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Readers give advice about bombshell beautiesMar 06, 2014 10:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On the agony of the bombshell: My mother was movie-star gorgeous and let me know she was disappointed that I didn't measure...
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Readers offer their advice on death, communication and familyMar 03, 2014 10:00 pm - While I'm away, readers give the advice. On explaining death to children: When my mother was very young, she was extremely concerned about dying and repeatedly asked...
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Be straight-forward with your friendMar 03, 2014 12:00 am - Q. My best friend recently started dating someone, and it's her first serious relationship (we're both in our late 20s). It sounds like they're in it for the long haul, ...