Friends disrupt concert outings by talking
Dear Eric: We go to a lot of concerts and sporting events, and I want to watch and/or listen. However, […]
Parenting and Family
Father wants to play surprise matchmaker for son on the spectrum
Dear Eric: My husband and son are both on the autism spectrum. We brought our son a sofa from IKEA
Husband’s emotional affair remains unresolved and unforgiven
Dear Eric: My husband works for an airline and had an emotional affair with a female coworker. I only found
After illness, social butterfly feels left out
Dear Eric: I am a middle-aged woman, who, for most of her life was the center of the social scene.
Parent feels loss when college-aged kids stay away all summer
Dear Eric: Summer months are upon us and most students will soon be heading home from college for their vacations,
Grieving a lost pet, letter writer fears being unfair to new pet
Dear Eric: I am in my 70s so I should know better. Almost two years ago I had to put
‘Goody-two-shoes’ sister rejected by drug-addicted sibling
Dear Eric: My sister suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction from way back. I am the exact opposite of her
Mother still paying rent for child’s ex
Dear Eric: I had a relationship with a man for eight years, during a turbulent time in my life. We
Grandmom seems jealous of attention injured grandson gets
Dear Eric: My mom, 75, has been living with me and my husband for five years. One day she said
After dementia diagnosis, friends disappeared
Dear Eric: I was an attorney when I started having memory problems at age 65. I retired and subsequently learned