DEAR ERIC: I eat at a local restaurant a couple times a week and tend to get one of three meals. This one waitress asks me what I want to eat, but then interrupts me to make guesses or tell me my ...

Dear Eric: I eat at a local restaurant a couple times a week and tend to get one of three meals. This one waitress asks me what I want to eat, but then interrupts me to make guesses or tell me my ...

Dear Eric: My wife and I ... them is really important to me, so sometimes I actively choose to be with them and not you.” You can also change the way you give excuses for missed plans.

Dear Eric: I have been in a long-term relationship ... causes him to lash out at me, and I’m constantly left feeling as if I’m not supportive or understanding. This has led me to tolerate ...

Dear Eric: Several months ago ... I would ask if she had any questions for me and/or had everything she needed to write the reference. Then, a few weeks ago, and still ahead of the deadline ...

Dear Eric: One of my daughters-in-law has always ... I realized later that she wanted me to offer to help them out financially. We are retired and we make almost a third of what they bring in.

DEAR ERIC: I have a friend I haven’t spoken to ... Before her wedding, she told me that it was going to be a small ceremony with only about 30 friends and family. It would be at a restaurant.

Dear Eric: My spouse of 38 years died a year ago ... She immediately bonded with me, calls me sister and started texting me several times a week. This intimate connection with her is unwanted.

The last time I saw her, over a month ago, she called me stupid in front ... excuse for cruelty. Give her a chance to make this right before stepping away for good. Dear Eric: I’m a newly ...

Dear Eric: Almost 10 years ago, my husband had a life-changing car accident. It left him with neurological issues, some of which still linger to this day. He was unable to convey to me the depths ...

Dear Eric: I’m gay and a dad. Recently, my 16-year-old’s phone was connected to the car display, and I noticed that he had changed his phone contact for me from ... happy to give a gift ...

Dear Eric: I have been married to my husband for 11 years now. We still enjoy each other’s company a lot and laugh together all the time. I really do love him. However, he is terrible at special ...