Dear Boundaries: Something general and meaningless can help divert small talk such as this. “Oh, not sure” or “enjoying it, I ...

Someone invariably asks me, “so what are you doing the rest of your day?” I find that to be very intrusive from someone I don ...

Once she can get her bearings with diagnosis and treatment, she will eventually want us to tell friends her story and status ...

Many companies are training their employees to “be friendlier.” Now, when I go to pay for my groceries or have bloodwork done ...

If they say that they can’t respect what you’re asking, tell them you’re sorry they feel this way but, as you stated, to ...

Dear Eric: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents, and don’t have the best relationship with ...

Dear Eric: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents, and don’t have the best relationship with ...

DEAR GHOSTED: Unmatch, unswipe, un-whatever-you-need-to-do. Yes, things happen; days get unmanageable; kids have minor crises ...

I have no intentions of reconciling with him, as he did some horrible things to me 20 years ago which I can never forgive him ...

Dear Eric: I am in my late 30s. I live halfway across the country from my parents, and don’t have the best relationship with ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is disgusted by the state of their adult daughter's ...

Dear Eric: I recently reconnected with a man on a dating app who previously “ghosted” me. We’d been chatting months ago and ...