DEAR ON ALERT: Whether or not to see or respect this person is a decision only you can make. No one can do that for you.

The first year he caught me totally off guard and he gave me such a bear hug, he actually hurt me. This year, when I saw him ...

Oh, sure, I can “code.” That is, I can flail my way through a block of (relatively simple) pseudocode and follow the flow. I ...

Dear Eric: Like many people, my weight yo-yos. Over the decades, I have joined many weight-loss programs and got to my target ...

I’ve picked up good habits from each (exercising five-to-six times a week, greatly increasing my vegetable intake, et cetera) but I still overeat after my goal weight is reached and I’m no longer ...

Dear Eric: Like many people, my weight yo-yos. Over the decades, I have joined many weight-loss programs and got to my target ...

DEAR ERIC: Like many people, my weight yo-yos. Over the decades, I have joined many weight-loss programs and got to my target ...

Dear Eric: I get a holiday card from a family consisting of a mom, dad and daughter. They also have a son who died in infancy ...

Dear Eric: I’m deaf, gradually lost my hearing and got a cochlear implant in December 1994. I wanted to respond to “Hearing ...

Dear Eric: Like many people, my weight yo-yos. Over the decades, I have joined many weight-loss programs and got to my target ...

Dear Eric: I’m deaf; I gradually lost my hearing and got a cochlear implant in December 1994. I wanted to respond to “Hearing Jokes,” the person with hearing loss who didn’t want to get a hearing aid ...

If you don't want to pay for a weight loss system, having someone to share goals and accountability may pay off.