A neighbor is angry at a misbehaving 4-year-old’s parents for not giving the child a “really good whooping.”
When one spouse is very decisive and the other is more contemplative, it’s time to establish a middle ground.
A woman whose phone plan lets her read the texts of her teenage children wonders if she is crossing the line.
Advice seeker asks whether marital uncertainty is legit or whether it’s just a stalling tactic to keep the status quo
A woman wonders whether the good times and the not-so-good times with her boyfriend are to be expected.
The gardeners want to keep plants from being trampled, but the parents want to let their kids play there.
Loving someone’s baseline self (humor, world views, etc.) is one thing. Living with all of it is another.
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.
How much progress is enough progress?
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.
His parents live with him and his wife, but they chip in nothing even as the family faces a loss of income.
Farmers’ market eggs, homemade cheesecake, maple syrup all fail the grade. What’s the real issue here?
Her husband wants to go overseas to find work, but she’s afraid of the language barrier and being isolated.
A woman whose beau was once burned and trusts no one has to deal with his constant accusatory tone.
A woman wonders how to get to the truth of her husband’s lack of interest and his response to her overtures.
Her daughter and cousin don’t get along and she feels put in the middle when it comes to family gatherings.
An opportunity matching her skill set has come up, but there are many issues to weigh.
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax took your questions and tackled your problems.
After the lines of communication are cut, what does it take to restore peace in a family?
A daughter fears a lose-lose situation: A great vacation conflicts with her self-centered mom’s birthday bash.
Carolyn Hax started her advice column in 1997, after five years as a copy editor and news editor in Style and none as a therapist. The column includes cartoons by “relationship cartoonist” Nick Galifianakis — Carolyn's ex-husband — and appears in over 200 newspapers.
Besides the daily column, Carolyn has a weekly live online discussion (noon Fridays), the Hax Philes forum and a Facebook page. She also has a policy of saying yes when NPR calls but avoids TV like something forgotten in the back of the fridge; the feeling appears to be mutual.
Carolyn lives in Massachusetts with her husband, three boys and medium brown dog, Billy, but sees D.C. as "home." Sign up for Carolyn Hax’s column, delivered to your inbox early each morning.
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