R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: My spouse is generally negative and critical toward me, which is wearing on me. Couples therapy isn't an option.

Dear Eric: I’ve recently started a new relationship with a man who has a very public job in our town. I’m more introverted naturally and I’ve found it really taxing...

Dear Eric: We decided to remodel our ’80s kitchen. The process has caused some huge arguments.

Dear Eric: My husband of more than 40 years left a note for me to come home to and was gone. It came as a huge surprise as every day...

Dear Eric: Recently I was dumped by my fiancée after dating for two years (no great loss according to my mother and friends). I noticed at work a young girl,...

Dear Friend: Friendship doesn’t always translate so there’s nothing wrong with acknowledging that you don’t really get along with someone, even if people you do get along with like them....

Dear Eric: I have a niece and nephew, both now in their 30’s. My middle sister and I have always had to ask if they received the presents, we have...

Dear Eric: A DNA test has revealed that we have half-siblings, whom we met last month. I liked them both. One was open about their past difficulty with drugs and...

Dear Eric: My parents, in their 70s, have decided to move from New England, where our whole extended family lives, to Florida, where no one in the family lives.

Dear Eric: My mother and I are polar opposites politically. I am open to any debate; however, my mother has a sign on the door to my parents’ house: “No...