Dear Eric: My ex and I are on good terms. I wouldn’t say we’re friends just yet. It’s kinda new. Related Articles Asking Eric: He waits until I’m out, and then he moves more stuff in Asking Eric: My ...

Dear Eric: My brother and I are both in our late 60s. We’re close, and I consider his wife a good friend of mine. Asking Eric: It took my friend a year to ask why I wasn’t coming around anymore Asking ...

Dear No Longer: It’s telling that your brother chose to, in your telling, whine to your other brother rather than try to ...

When the larger group gets together, they let everyone know about the event through a text chain, which they have declined to ...

Dear Eric: You ran a letter from someone whose father likes to complain at restaurants (“Out to Eat”). My father is very similar and says the same thing about the restaurant wanting feedback, but he ...

Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 15 years. He has children from his first wife, as I have boys from my first marriage. Asking Eric: I’m a grown woman who feels like a party-crashing ...

Dear Eric: I have an alcoholic neighbor with whom I am friendly. We do minor favors for each other. Related Articles Asking Eric: I’m the mother of the bride, and I’d like a room to myself on the ...

Dear Eric: One of my husband’s sons is going through an ongoing divorce, many years. A few years ago, he started storing ...

I have really pulled back on having anything to do with his family. I told my husband how hurt I am by their actions. I was ...

Dear Eric: My house has become a mess—clutter everywhere—after going through a season of depression. I’m now in counseling, on medication, and finally starting to feel better, but the mess feels too ...

It’s my fault for not standing up for myself early in my joining the family. For example, I wish to be thanked for gifts, ...