Dear Carolyn: Every holiday, we have a large family dinner of 25 to 30 people. Mostly…
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Carolyn Hax: Mom’s increasing anxiety robs child of a valued confidant
Dear Carolyn: I’m 40 and an introvert, and my most trusted confidants have always been my…
Carolyn Hax: How ‘charming’ is a surprise wedding at family reunion?
Dear Carolyn: My extended family is large and geographically spread out. All of us do not…
Carolyn Hax: Real cost of going halfsies on a modest engagement ring
Dear Carolyn: My fiancé and I have been together several years and are getting married next…
Carolyn Hax: Life paralysis looks like seven hours of scrolling a day
Dear Carolyn: I think I should go to therapy because of my increasing sense of paralysis.…
Carolyn Hax: Why is he undermining his partner’s very public success?
Hi, Carolyn: I have just had a very public success: Something I’ve written and starred in…
Carolyn Hax: Husband has one-night stand, wants spouse to ‘let it go’
Dear Carolyn: My spouse of 25 years recently admitted to an affair. This happened after I…
Carolyn Hax: Working for a celebrity has this employee feeling ‘small’
Dear Carolyn: I have worked for a pretty significant celebrity (“X”) for most of my adult…
Carolyn Hax: Husband keeps pushing modest spouse to wear sexy clothes
Hello, Carolyn: My husband lately has been pushing strongly for me to dress sexier and more…
Carolyn Hax: Will request for a postnup offend much younger wife?
Dear Carolyn: I was married for the first time a year ago. At the time, I…