I am a 70-year-old woman. I am having difficulty knowing how to respond to store clerks who call me “honey” or “sweetie.” I am offended when they address me that way. It feels demeaning and ...

Our 30-year-old son moved back in with us two years ago, unemployed and not seriously looking for employment. We insisted ...

He was laid off. Now he doesn’t work, gets disability of which he pays only $600 toward the $1,240 rent payment. I pay utilities, buy food and gas for my car.

This is an opportunity to think about what kind of second (or third, or fourth) life you’d like your belongings to have. Each ...

I have a group of four close friends who met in college in the 1980s. Out of the five of us, two of the friends are married ...

A year ago, I had to have a procedure for a brain tumor. A very scary emotional roller coaster event. My best friend of 42 ...

A year ago, I had to have a procedure for a brain tumor. A very scary emotional roller coaster event. My best friend of 42 years, said, “Don’t worry; I will be with you every step of the way.” When ...

I was told I don’t make such a great impression because of my size and because I choose to wear dresses because of my beliefs ...

In a recent Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is butting heads with their Homeowners Association.

We are four couples, and everyone in the group except me has the same birth year. For their 60th, more than 10 years ago, we ...

I am questioning whether to go to my brother’s daughter’s wedding. They live two states away, and I have not seen them for a ...