Carolyn Hax
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Stepdaughter's excessive lateness keeps causing disruptionsMay 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. For the umpteenth time, my stepdaughter and her family arrived 45 minutes late for a family gathering, disrupting others who were just picking up their forks to eat d...
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Idea of soul mate may be more romantic than realityApr 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My marriage of 25 years is coming to an amicable end. I'm very depressed, but not about that. It's because I feel like I've spent my whole life looking for a soul mat...
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How do I deal with jealous girlfriend?Apr 28, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I've been with my girlfriend only six months, but I felt like I could see years into the future with her. She's recently become very jealous and untrusting of me, tho...
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Time for husband to draw boundaries with abusive motherApr 25, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. When I married my wonderful husband, he asked if we could cut ties with his family. I thought he was joking. He grew up in a verbally and emotionally abusive househol...
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Own the consequences for your decisions. PeriodApr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My fiance and I are planning a Hawaii wedding. We're from the east coast. We would love for all of our family to make the wedding, but we understand some of our famil...
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How do I move on from a 13-year relationship?Apr 21, 2019 6:00 am - Q. As a child, I lived through my parent's horrible, physically violent, 10-year divorce. I remember standing in the kitchen at 12 years old, promising myself I would ne...
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How to break free of a mid-20s crisisApr 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Did you ever feel like you weren't doing what you were supposed to be doing? I've found myself in a career that I'm fine at, but I'm not in love with. And now I'm hav...
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Best to trust your instincts in a new relationshipApr 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. I've found all of my relationships through work, school, or a shared activity. We got to know each other over time and when we started spending time alone, it felt na...
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Gay grandson navigating tension over grandma's questionsApr 14, 2019 5:00 am - Q. I am gay, and my grandma has always been totally supportive of me, even though she grew up in a conservative time and place and I was the first openly gay person she'...
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Don't be ashamed for feeling 'dislocated' after sudden moveApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Last year, for my husband's job, our family (with three teenagers!) had to move suddenly and permanently, not just across the country but to an entirely different con...