Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.
Separate sleeping areas aren’t as uncommon as thought and can prove beneficial to secure needed rest.
An older couple must resolve her concerns about funding kids’ travel costs vs. his about family bonds.
A woman who’s divorced and dating must gracefully cope with seeing her ex in places they used to frequent.
Figure out what each of you best tolerates in housekeeping and share the load. There’s no other choice.
She has a college degree and made comments about losing herself. But she’s not moving to change things.
Anything’s possible, but it would behoove you to take precautions before meeting that special someone.
There’s no intimate future for a couple until the wife recognizes, admits to and renounces her tactics.
A full discussion is needed to examine the layers of complexity tied to care.
A woman’s boyfriend is taking a bossy approach to persuade her to form a closer bond with her parents.
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."
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