R. Eric Thomas

Dear Eric: I’ve been volunteering as a tour guide at a small historic site for about two years. I tend to get good feedback on my tours and enjoy it,...

Dear Eric: If our neighbors notice that we are out on our front porch, they will often come over (either individually or together), plop themselves down, and without asking how...

Dear Eric: I hired a cleaning lady who was great, but she would also often bring help with her or send someone in her place. This other person accidentally broke...

Dear Eric: My married ex-boyfriend from more than 15 years ago is still in love with me. Through the grapevine, I have heard he still talks about me and even...

Dear Eric: She is rather full of herself – her activities, her opinions, her experiences, her history – and loves to talk endlessly about all things "her."

Dear Eric: Several years ago, after I had a basal cell carcinoma removed from my nose and had some reparative work done, my husband and I visited a long-time acquaintance....

Dear Eric: When attending a celebration and the invitation states “No gifts, please, but feel free to donate to the organization which greatly impacted the health and life of the...

Dear Eric: After a recent hospital stay, he stopped drinking for many months. Just recently, he has started to drink again, he claims “just here and there.” It is bothering...

Dear Eric: My spouse and I are in our late 60s. Our two kids are in their late 30s. Two years ago our oldest moved more than 2,100 miles away...

Dear Eric: I have a longtime friend who is downsizing as she prepares to sell her home and move into assisted living. Every time we talk, she shares a story...