Carolyn Hax
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Don’t let transition tag rule your relationshipNov 04, 2012 5:49 am - Q. Two years ago my husband died of cancer. He was much older, and our marriage was never easy. Yet, I loved my husband, he loved me, and I believe that, ultimately, our...
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Even if ex-wife’s actions were wrong, it’s time to move onOct 29, 2012 3:17 pm - Q. My wife and I have/had been married 24 years, however, the past four years were in separate rooms and sticking it out until last kid was in college. Last March we sig...
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Sister-in-law unfairly knocked off pedestalOct 28, 2012 4:45 am - Q. Two years ago, an acquaintance of mine — and friend of my sister-in-law, “Jane” — repeated to me Jane’s ventings about our family. Our family only thinks highly of Ja...
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Make the choice to renew fizzled friendship your ownOct 24, 2012 10:53 am - Q. In college, I had a pretty major crush on a schoolmate. She briefly shared my feelings, but after graduating and moving to different towns it became clear she did not...
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Future doctor belittles friend’s career goalsOct 22, 2012 2:17 pm - Q. A close friend and I are entering health science careers via graduate school. We are pretty competitive individuals, and she puts a lot of her competitive emphasis on...
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Road map to ‘getting past’ being No. 2Oct 21, 2012 4:27 am - Q. My two sons, 13 and 9, love to play sports, with me and with each other, and I love that too. Despite being much younger and smaller, the 9-year-old routinely whips h...
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Some straight forward dating advice for herpes suffererOct 18, 2012 5:30 am - Q. I have herpes. After a 15-year marriage, I was smug in thinking I was “clean.” I found out after having Lover No. 2, realizing it wasn’t safe out there and having eve...
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Is this couple ready to start a family?Oct 15, 2012 2:39 pm - Q. My husband of three years and I have finally gotten to where it is practical to try to start a family. We’ve known for a few years that I have a fertility problem tha...
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No place for nastiness, stubbornness in a relationshipOct 14, 2012 4:26 am - Q. My boyfriend of two and a half years loves to push my buttons. We are both incredibly stubborn, hate to be wrong, and love to be right. About once a week, a normal di...
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It’s never too soon, only too late to visit ill loved oneOct 11, 2012 5:54 am - Q. My grandma is dying; they found cancer too, too late. She went from being moderately healthy to having only a couple of months left. I live 10 hours away by car. My s...