Ex-etiquette: How do you get over a hurt this big?
Q. I served our country, had some serious things happen to me and just could not see through to the other side for years. I did not want to return...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Ex-etiquette: Is it okay to have my new boyfriend sleep over when my grandson is visiting?
A. I answer this question for grandparents the same way I answer it for parents.
Ex-etiquette: Boyfriend was wearing a wedding ring at work
Q. When he walked into work, I noticed he was wearing a wedding ring. He had an early Zoom meeting and went directly into his office. When the meeting was...
Ex-etiquette: Brother wants me to end friendship with his ex-wife
Q. My brother is angry with me because I am best friends with his now ex-wife, Samantha. He expects me to abandon a 12-year friendship because they broke up. I...
Ex-etiquette: I miss my grandchildren
Q. My son’s fiancee left 18 months ago, taking their two young children with her. The relationship had a number of struggles including immaturity, mental health and his drinking issues.
Ex-etiquette: Our son is always in the middle of our issues
Q. My child’s father never returns my phone calls or texts. I wait for hours, sometimes days, for a reply and one never comes.
Ex-etiquette: How to set healthy co-parenting boundaries
Q. I often hear, “Set clear boundaries” when co-parenting, but my co-parent just does what he wants and I am left frustrated and angry because he doesn’t listen to me.
Ex-etiquette: I think my boyfriend is cheating
Q: A few months ago, he stopped coming home every night. When I ask him where he has been, he says he was drinking with friends and stayed at one...
Ex-etiquette: New wife not welcome at parent-teacher conferences
Q. Six months ago, I married a man who shares equal custody of his three children with their mother. I get along great with the kids, and they have often...
Ex-etiquette: I miss my son’s former girlfriend
Q. My 21-year-old son who lives with me recently broke up with his girlfriend of two years. This was not a mutual split. He has found another, moved on and...