Carolyn Hax
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With ‘friends’ like this, who need enemies?Aug 19, 2012 3:41 am - Q. I have been dating a wonderful, kind, generous and caring man for almost seven years. For whatever reason, my mother harbors resentment for my partner, and has said s...
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Her marriage lacks intimacy; should she leave?Aug 18, 2012 10:00 am - Q. How do you know it's time to end a marriage? I'm not at all attracted to my husband, the result, I think, of his preoccupation with work (even when he's home, he's us...
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Online defamation by ex is causing problemsAug 16, 2012 2:37 pm - Q. I work in D.C. in a field where discretion is important, and I’m a single guy on the D.C. dating scene, both of which mean I get Googled often. I just discovered tha...
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In this relationship, trust is a bigger issue than moving in togetherAug 11, 2012 1:08 pm - Q. My boyfriend of one year has been married three times. He has three teenage children who live with him part-time. He is dependent on his parents for assisting in the ...
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Should I break up with my oversensitive girlfriend?Aug 08, 2012 2:26 pm - Q. How do you handle oversensitive people? I am about to break up with my girlfriend because I can’t take it anymore. I can hear you asking if it’s me and believe me, it...
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Please a parent or follow my own path?Aug 06, 2012 2:14 pm - Q. I am a young man in college with many things going in my favor, including a pair of above-average parents, on the whole. However, one thing that bothers me about my f...
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Avoid stereotyping spouses in rough relationshipsAug 05, 2012 2:56 am - Q. My wife and I have been together for 16 years, married for 14. We had children late and have two lovely kids. We both never wanted children, and then suddenly she wan...
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Dad-to-be’s itch to attend law school seems selfishAug 02, 2012 6:05 am - The following is adapted from a recent online discussion. Q. I did a lot of career-shopping in my 20s (just turned 31) and, after spending the past two years in an unsti...
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How can you live with a ‘one-upper’?Jul 30, 2012 2:34 pm - Q. So my wife is a one-upper, and after 30-plus years of marriage, it is really getting to me. And I know for a fact that we lost a close friendship of a couple over thi...
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Communication is key in sticky relationshipsJul 29, 2012 1:33 am - Q. My mother has recently decided she wants to move in with my family. My husband and I are not so happy about this decision. We have expressed our feelings to her about...