DEAR ERIC: I lost my beautiful, intelligent oldest son to alcoholism three years ago. If the situation is casual, I respond ...

When conversations go deeper, I calmly say that we lost a son to alcoholism, an important fact that needs to be said. It can ...

I am hurt and bewildered since they were at our home only a few months ago and they speak to my husband weekly.

DEAR ERIC: My husband of almost 57 years said to me for the very first time “I don’t want to talk about it.” He is 77 and I ...

Dear Eric: I have been in a second marriage for 15 years. For the past few years, I have been concerned that my second ...

I would like to get along better with my niece's wife, and I'm hoping you might offer some strategies. The wife's a nice ...

The kindest thing – for both of you – is to tell her that you’re grateful to be asked but you don’t feel comfortable ...

Dear Not Ready: This is an opportunity for you, a de facto mother hen figure, to push everyone out of the nest and encourage ...

They have always been a little “pushy,” but I have either made light of it or ignored it. For some reason this has really ...

At the risk of overanalyzing, I wonder if there’s a part of you that thinks it’s uncharitable to ask for reimbursement from a ...

DEAR ERIC: My daughter died in 2009 at the age of 26. She had a chronic condition at the time and treatment was not available ...

Dear Eric: This is in response to “Seriously Scratching,” who has an aversion to dogs in public spaces. I am a practicing ...