Carolyn Hax
Know what you saw before reacting to it
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She finds e-mails from dating site on his computer and can’t decide whether to be upset about it
Carolyn Hax: Grieving widow doesn’t need to start dating in order to heal
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Woman can set an example for her son that security and happiness don’t flow exclusively from romantic bonds.
Carolyn Hax: Dealing with a troubled mom
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Family members are forced to tiptoe around sensitive and emotional loved one.
Carolyn Hax: Failing a test of friendship
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Four women who were close friends have to find a decent way to deal with one friend trying to trash another.
Carolyn Hax: Changing a name shouldn’t be a battle
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A woman wonders whether she has to sacrifice her professional identity for the sake of her future husband.
Hints From Heloise: A signature washing
A reader wonders how to wash a shirt with an autograph in permanent marker.
Hints From Heloise: Sealed with a postmark
Places to get lovey-dovey postmarks for valentines include Loveland, Colo., and Heartwell, Neb.
Hints From Heloise: Host appreciation
Heloise polls ‘the gals’ at Heloise Central on ways they like guests to show their appreciation.
Miss Manners: Beau never lets calls through to voicemail
He insists on answering — even if it’s to say he can’t talk at the moment.
Miss Manners: Friend with key drops by unannounced
She values her former roommate’s friendship, but wishes he’d call before dropping by.
Miss Manners: Survey-weary customer wants it to stop
Those relentless follow-up surveys violate business rule No. 1: Don’t annoy the customer.
Miss Manners: Return mass e-mail without regret
A sly way a freelance writer can make sure to never receive an unwelcome mass e-mail from an editor again.
Miss Manners: Money is suitable topic in business world
The ban against discussing money in personal situations does not apply in business, so ask away.
Ask Amy: Marriage amounts to more than the wedding
Both of this couple’s families are hurting financially, and they worry about the burden of a wedding.
Ask Amy: Human wrecking balls brought down holiday
Her kids’ roughhousing brought down Aunt Betsy’s Christmas tree, filled with irreplaceable ornaments.
Ask Amy: Unrequited love inspires and confuses
He’s in love with a lesbian, and wants desperately to tell her.
Animal Doctor: Do goldfish have feelings?
The complex lives of fish; protecting blue-eyed dogs from UV damage; the dangers of pesticides and herbicides.
Training a young dog to be an easy rider
Pomeranian becomes sick with anxiety inside a car; cat prefers the living room carpet to a litter box..
Animal Doctor: Be vigilant about heartworm protection
Weight gain and heartworm medication; when to deworm cats; dealing with a cat’s internal clock.
@Work Advice
@Work Advice columnist Karla Miller (DEB LINDSEY/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
What’s worse than rejection? No reply at all
Job seekers write about applications that fall into black holes.
Family Almanac
3-year-old seems physically weak. How to help?
This 3-year-old seems weak and not interested in physical activity. How can her parents help?
Pre-K or kindergarten for September’s child?
Nothing’s written in stone: Every child is different and every mother can change her mind if things go wrong.
Unruly teen, frustrated mom
She’s an unruly 14 year old. Her parents need to relax a little.
Momspeak
Note to parents: It doesn’t get easier, ever
MOMSPEAK | In hoping the next stage of parenthood will be better, parents can miss the point of childhood.
When cheating on homework is okay
Harvard survey finds 42 percent of kids cheated on homework. What’s the big deal?
Date Lab
They both like Manhattans. Will they find love in D.C.?
Date Lab: One guy is a politician, the other is in the Air Force. A power couple in the making?
They both like Clintons — and each other
Our daters give one another high marks for looks, likes and laughs.
He’s from Oklahoma, she’s not. Dealbreaker?
The both love dogs and Christmas. Is that enough in common for a good date?
They chose a very un-D.C. way to get to know each other
Their date led to a guessing game.
Catching up on Date Labs past
What happened with all those Date Lab couples? We checked back in for an update.
Not Step-friend, Just Friend: Carolyn Hax Live (Friday, January 24)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax took your questions and tackled your problems.
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