Dear Eric: Thirty-three years ago, I became pregnant and the man I was dating dropped me like a hot potato. I had the baby on ...

I know grieving takes time and everyone is different. When I resisted any more minute-by-minute details, I was told I wasn’t a good friend. Am I really a bad friend because I just ...

One of my daughters sent us some gifts and I am unable to do the same. I really hope they understand. I just don’t know how to tell them without burdening them with our problems or having them feel ...

They were here to pick up my grandson a few weeks ago and she had one of her tantrums. She stormed out of my house, slamming the door so hard the weather station fell off the wall and broke apart.

It’s important to remember that generosity from others – in good times and bad – isn’t an invoice that we have to scramble to ...

When she does arrive, she reminds me she’s ADHD and pokes fun at me for being so uptight about time. My mom is dying, my ...

Why do I not have any close friends at this stage of my life, after being committed to my family and community for so many ...

Her son is often on the receiving end of her anger. When he’s alone staying with us, he is calm, happy, helpful, an ...

Dear Eric: “High Call Volume” wrote to you concerning the friend with whom he reconnected, only to receive multiple calls a ...

Dear Eric: I’m in my early 30s and seeing a really great guy. He checks a lot of boxes for me and I’m happy with him. My boyfriend and I said “I love you” to each other a few weeks ago. He said it ...

Dear Eric: I have a loving and attentive husband, two adult children who stay in touch, lots of relatives (many of whom live near me and with whom I have monthly contact.) I am in my late 70s and know ...