These exes aren’t quite friends yet, and the letter writer wonders if it’s time to “try harder to build a friendship.” ...
Having waited 19 years for a proposal, a woman asks Asking Eric if she should take the plunge. Also, a sibling is exhausted ...
DEAR ERIC: My husband and I have been married for almost 10 years. He has three siblings, and it seems like he’s the forgotten one. His mom and siblings always put money together and send it for each ...
Dear Eric: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly. Then my dad died out of nowhere in 2018. I wanted to die to be with ...
Dear Eric: I’m writing because something bad happened to my friend and I might have been able to prevent it. On my friend’s 21st birthday we met up at a party and started drinking. She drank a lot but ...
Dear Eric: I’m a 46-year-old man who is on my third career. In my past careers, I have worked myself up from the bottom to middle management roles taking on more responsibilities than I could handle ...
Dear Eric: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly. Then my dad died out of nowhere in 2018. I wanted to die to be with ...
He has a difficult time staying focused on the task at hand. He’s had a “business plan” for his “business” that, while ...
Dear Eric: My son’s second wife is trying to keep him away from me and not allow me to see his triplet daughters. She is not the children’s mother. Before his current marriage, he and another woman ...
Dear Eric: My cat died in 2013. Everyone said I treated him like a child. He got so sick, so suddenly, it freaked me out so badly. Then my dad died out of nowhere in 2018. I wanted to die to be with ...
Dear Eric: My husband has dementia; it’s getting worse by the month. I am the caregiver. Our daughter calls on her way home from work. Our son calls several times a week. They have been my rock. I ...
He has a difficult time staying focused on the task at hand. Any comments I’ve made are faced with extreme defensive statements.