Asking Eric: I was so paralyzed with grief that I couldn’t even respond to my friends' efforts to help
Dear Eric: I saw myself in an Asking Eric column from Nov. 5, 2024. “Perplexed Friend” was confused after he reached out to a friend who was in crisis, but did not get the response he desired, or any response.
Asking Eric: Well-off friend cries that people are in need, but doesn’t help them
Dear Do Gooder: I don’t see why you can’t offer the suggestions you listed here. If you’re afraid of coming off as too dogmatic, frame them as suggestions or even find some charities or nonprofits you want to support and ask her if she’ll join you.
Dear Eric: I have been married to my husband for 16 years and we have a wonderful, blended family. Our kids are now grown ...
Would it be bad or insensitive to ask my husband to put the ashes in four small urns and give one to each of her four ...
My friend has two homes paid off, retired early and is sitting on tons of money. She could actually be doing something with ...
Letter writer is tired of a friend – who has “tons of money” – complaining about societal issues while not doing anything ...
I am a 47-year-old woman and was diagnosed with a rare terminal illness three years ago after several years of investigations ...
He is insane to try controlling the I don’t have time for him flopping around making mouth sounds about “wanting to” just not ...
Sister is enraged at the letter writer because they met her estranged husband’s new girlfriend.
You’ve trusted your financial adviser thus far; when you start to feel anxious about leaving a check behind, reach out.
Dear Eric: Christmas is a very difficult time for me, and I typically don’t celebrate as I don’t have any close family, and it only brings back painful memories. I moved a couple years ago and ...
Whatever can go wrong will go wrong in her eyes. She constantly complains that she has the worst luck, the worst pain and is ...
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