R. Eric Thomas

Dear Carpooling: 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 friend.

Dear Eric: How should I let the owner know his soggy fries are running me off?

Dear Eric: I opened up the door to the boys’ room and was shocked and horrified. My younger boy was bound with his hands behind him and duct tape over...

Dear Eric: I love my job but there is another employee there who likes to confide their life stories with me. It makes me upset and uncomfortable. I am a...

Dear Eric: Recently, it was “assumed” by my husband’s family that we would host a gathering for some out-of-town relatives. We have a better house for entertaining.

Dear Grandparent: Not every neighbor needs to be your friend. But since you have a relationship with the kids and with their mom, you might talk to your friend about...

Dear Eric: There is a part of me that feels it is the wife's duty to make dinner, just as it is the husband's duty to mow the lawn and...

Dear Picture: If you don’t move on, you’re going to be actively inviting the kind of chaos and unhappiness into your life that you sought to escape by leaving your...

Dear Eric: My sister-in-law continues to address cards to me as “Mary Jones.” She has to know that is not my name, I include my “Smith” name on the return...

Dear Eric: We worry about this woman’s motives. He has been sending her money. One friend cautioned that she may be looking to marry him as a way to come...