Asking Eric: This kind of break doesn’t come out of nowhere
Dear Eric: I met my wife about 20 years ago. Her three kids at the time were young to late teens. The oldest, a daughter, has always been needy and...
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Asking Eric: Breakups don’t just impact the separating couple
Dear Eric: I am a 64-year-old woman who allowed my daughter (35) and son-in-law (34) to move in about two years ago. They committed to each other in 2022 but...
Asking Eric: Downstairs neighbors are noisy
Dear Eric: I've been having problems with the noise coming from downstairs for more than three years now. I live in a two-family rental. Two much younger women live on...
Asking Eric: When to throw out food
Dear Eric: My husband and I always disagree about when to throw out food. This has been a 21-year battle. He went to a four-day conference and left our dogs...
Asking Eric: How do I respectfully respond without denying my own beliefs
Dear Eric: I have many friends who are religious, mostly devout Catholics and born-again Christians. I do not personally hold religious beliefs. Decades ago, I was deeply Christian, but my...
Asking Eric: Sister ghosted me over mutual friend
Dear Eric: One of my sisters and I share a mutual friend. My sister knew her from work. When I moved to a different home, my sister’s friend lived on...
Asking Eric: Our daughter-in-law is one-sided
Dear Eric: Our married son and wife share all their plans, ideas, life experiences with her family and we hear nothing. We watch our grandkids, help them at a drop...
Asking Eric: Friend never visits
Dear Eric: I have always begged them to stop for a visit even if just for a half hour, and her husband can never be bothered to stop.
Asking Eric: She is a fixer
Dear Eric: My (former) friend is a Fixer. She’d constantly give therapy advice though her experience was only from online chats. When she can’t fix you, she disappears into thin...
Asking Eric: She resents my listening to podcasts
Dear Eric: My wife and I, both seniors, have similar views, but get our news from different sources. I read online and listen to podcasts while doing mindless tasks, at...