My husband is always bringing home stuff he picked up from people’s curbs that would otherwise be destined for the trash. We don’t have room for this stuff, and he usually...

My mother constantly talks about her weight and appearance in front of my young daughters. She cannot turn down a dessert without explaining long-windedly what it would do to ...

My office-mate is the loudest, grossest eater you’ve ever heard of. And she eats constantly, all day. I have tried hinting things like, “Oh, is it time for lunch already?â...

I’m dating a guy devoted to his twin 5-year-olds. I think that bodes well, since I want to start a family with him someday. But I’m wondering if he’ll ever put me first....

How can I stop being so judgmental about some friends of mine who I think are very spoiled? They are almost 27 years old, but they still live like college students, getting a ...

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...

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€...

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 ...

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...

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...

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. ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...