Asking Eric: Workplace ignored husband?s death
Dear Eric: When I hear of a death in the family of someone I know, I send a sympathy card. I appreciated the many cards I received when my husband...
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Asking Eric: Self-described people-pleaser fears disappointing therapist
Dear Eric: I’m pretty sure I should seek therapy. As a longtime first responder with probable PTSD, plus recent marital issues and the recent deaths of a number of close...
Asking Eric: Neighbors worry about unlicensed contractors next door
Dear Eric: My husband and I live next door to a family that, when having work done at their house, tends to use low-wage, unlicensed workers. We found out they...
Asking Eric: Serial monogamist gets lost in relationships with no time for friendship
Dear Eric: My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than...
Asking Eric: Son shuns parents’ guest at holiday dinner
Dear Eric: My husband and I are seniors. We no longer host Thanksgiving and other holidays, as our youngest son has taken that on willingly. I still prepare a variety...
Asking Eric: Newly married couple feuds over loans to gambling friend
Dear Eric: Six months ago, I eloped with a man I had been dating for two weeks. We are now expecting our first child together. I am a student, and...
Asking Eric: Friends never initiate social plans
Dear Eric: My wife and I have a fair number of friend groups. We enjoy social gatherings, especially dinners out, with all the groups. But only one or two of...
Asking Eric: Grandfather resents family time
Dear Eric: I’ve been with my husband 25 years, married the last seven. We have children from prior marriages, and I have six grandchildren. He was abused as a child...
Asking Eric: Friends are trying to keep adult daughter?s boyfriend out of the picture
Dear Eric: Friends of ours, who live on the other side of the country, have a daughter who is a senior in college in the same town we live in....
Asking Eric: Reunited with an old friend, now she wants to tag along on every trip
Dear Eric: I'm stressed out trying to maintain a friendship with someone from high school who reconnected with me a couple of years ago.We were good friends when we were...