Carolyn Hax
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Friend's flair for bad choices is not your problem, but your response to it isNov 03, 2021 10:48 am - Q. I have a close friend I want to understand. "Carla" is a college-educated and successful registered nurse. We tried dating early on, but her ex-boyfriend, "Dylan,...
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Is it really worth it to give a 'number'?Nov 03, 2021 10:37 am - Q. You have said that people do not need to tell "numbers" -- how many past sexual partners they have had. Yet, to have healthy relationships, we should not lie to o...
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Stop comments unless asked for adviceNov 03, 2021 9:54 am - Q. How do you change an ugly quality in yourself? It came out that my younger sister is upset with my "nitpickiness." I often say things I feel are helpful, but come...
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You'll have to accept that there's some risk in every relationshipNov 03, 2021 9:41 am - Q. I'm a 44-year-old, divorced woman looking for a committed relationship and I want to get remarried. I've had a few fun dates with a 48-year-old, never-married man...
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Cherish each childNov 03, 2021 9:25 am - Q. I have three kids. I love them all. But one of them is my delight. I don't admit this to anyone, not even my husband. I try so hard not to favor her in any way. ...
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Try shining a harsh light on your failure to commitNov 03, 2021 8:51 am - Q. Prior to leaving for grad school, I was living with my girlfriend, A, and surreptitiously dating B and C. I know, I'm a terrible terrible heel. Something wasn't w...
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Death is tough subject, but it has to be discussedNov 03, 2021 8:47 am - Q. I was recently diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and have been dutifully if miserably going through treatment. The prognosis? Who knows. The whole "every day is...
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It's time to reclaim your life, without apologyNov 03, 2021 8:34 am - Q. Several months ago a friend of a friend out of the blue started suggesting going to movies and the like, just the two of us. I don't particularly enjoy this guy's...
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His male bravado annoying after awhileNov 02, 2021 7:40 pm - Q. I have recently started seeing someone new (about a month and a half), but it's already pretty clear we have a lot in common and there is some major chemistry. We...
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No reason for no sexNov 02, 2021 7:24 pm - Q. I've been married four years. No kids. My wife doesn't ever want to make love anymore. I'm ready to bail. Does this make me an (expletive)? VA. A. Not un...