R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: I have sent multiple gifts to everyone in the family over the years, despite my crushing student loan debt. I paid for my niece's RN program after my...

Dear Eric: My wife and I are both 70. We recently gave up our landline and now both carry our cellphones. Lately my wife, when receiving a text or call,...

Dear Eric: How may we extricate ourselves from this uncomfortable situation?

Dear Eric: Our home has become so full that we only have paths to go from one room to another. Stacks of boxes and bags and collections surround the paths....

Dear Eric: I am a 60-something man who struggled for decades, working multiple jobs at a time. Many of those jobs were physically brutal, but thanks to a generous family...

Dear Eric: Several months ago, a friend's boyfriend broke up with her. She is devastated over this as she loves him very much. Even though he treated her very poorly...

Dear Eric: I took a job in DC at the behest of my close friend, who also invited me to live with her. She said she was retiring and moving...

Dear Eric: I've always had a close relationship with my mom and, for much of my adult life, I didn't really have a life of my own away from her....

Dear Eric: I took a DNA test with an ex. The child is five. My ex gave me issues about it for years but finally caved in. We remained friends....

Dear Eric: Helena is now in her early 40s. She does not know this, but there are two more letters. Jim asked me to give her one on her wedding...