Asking Eric: Old lover’s apology just tore open all the wounds I’ve tried to heal for 45 years

Dear Past: What he said may have made him feel better, but it wasn’t actually for your benefit. An amends includes an ...

Asking Eric: Daughter who rescued parents from financial ruin harbors resentment

Our relationship was not great to begin with. ... but now I have so much resentment and bad feelings toward her. I’m not sure ...

Asking Eric: Lifelong friend’s chronic lateness is straining a decades‑old trio

Three friends in their 70s have stayed close since junior high, but one woman’s habitual, hours‑late arrivals—with no apology—are wearing down the others, who are unsure how to address the disrespect ...

Asking Eric: This man came back into my life and upset my emotions

Dear Eric: I was in a relationship with a man 45 years ago whom I loved more than I loved anyone in my life. Then he married ...

Asking Eric: My husband automatically says ‘no’ or disagrees with 98 percent of everything I say

DEAR ERIC: I’ve been married for 37 years to a man who is everything most people dream of in a spouse except one. He automatically says “no” or disagrees with 98 percent of everything I say or suggest ...

Asking Eric: My mother has become a vicious gossip, and it’s destroying our family

Dear Eric: My mother is 88 and recently entered a nursing home. She has not been diagnosed with any specific mental deterioration, though she has become very forgetful.

Asking Eric: He says no automatically

I’ve been married for 37 years to a man who is everything most people dream of in a spouse except one. He automatically says ...

Asking Eric: Son judges parents’ marijuana use

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Asking Eric: My husband has an odd habit before bedtime

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is bothered by their husband's peculiar habit before ...