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Mother-in-Law-in-House?
We’d always talked about my mother-in-law moving to the area when she retires. I would welcome that. But now my wife says she wants her to live with us for the rest of her l...
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Not All’s Well That Ends
Ms. X and I were good work friends — ate lunch together and once in a while had coffee or went to a museum. She shared a lot about her life with me, but I never did. Thereâ€...
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Eating on Eggshells
No one is allowed to say anything negative, ever, about my husband’s cooking. He’s such a perfectionist and prides himself on doing everything just right, and once it’s ...
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Just a Matter of Degrees
Is there any advice you can give a financially struggling parent whose daughter was accepted to a top university but won’t be able to foot the $50,000-a-year tuition bill? I...
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Smoke Out Your Motivation
Do you think it’s fair to have cigarette smoking as a deal-breaker in a relationship? I have given my boyfriend ultimatum after ultimatum, and he just won’t quit. He was s...
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The Limit on Cash Back
I totally fell for a guy six months ago who I now believe is taking advantage of me financially. My heart is broken and I know that our relationship is not for the long haul. ...
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The Time Hoarder’s Wife
My husband makes time for what he wants to do: happy hours after work, golfing on the weekends, etc. He assumes I will pick up the slack with child care. If I ever want to go ...
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Is This Connection Failing?
My wife is constantly texting and doing other stuff on her phone. We’ll start talking at dinner, and then she’ll get up and go for her phone. I know this is not a common c...
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Somebody’s Got to Do It
My husband has been unemployed and job hunting forever. He is immensely talented but bad at the nuts and bolts of making things happen and has not been diligent about getting ...
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Stay in School. Or Don’t.
I’m trying to decide whether to go to grad school after college. I know I’m interested in being a therapist but also can’t imagine getting a Ph.D. when I am already so b...
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Trouble With the Swing Set
My fiance and I are friends with a couple. Lately, they’ve been hinting that they want to get intimate with us. Yes, in that way. At first I thought they were kidding, but t...
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This Isn’t a Staring Contest
How do I tell my girlfriend that it is totally hypocritical for her to drool over guys’ bodies if she doesn’t want me to do that about hot women? -Tit for Tat Just to be c...
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The Downside of Dreamy
Can you please tell women out there to stop flirting with my man? Thank you. Seriously. How am I supposed to respond when his co-workers, our neighbors and pretty much everyon...
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A Problem-Child Problem?
I am seeing some signs of aggression in my 4-year-old that worry me. His father has had anger issues (we are no longer together), and I wonder if it is too early to start worr...
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Split Up, Not Broken Down
I’m a newly divorced woman at 28, with no children. I married too young to a man who wasn’t ready to be a husband and probably never would be. I’m quite happy with my ne...







