Dear Eric: We live in the same town as my son’s family.He and his wife have two little boys. Related Articles. Asking Eric: I was fuming the entire flight. Could I have asked for a partial refund?

DEAR ERIC: A couple of years ago I reconnected with a high school friend. We are in our 60s. We occasionally get together for coffee or dinner, but I find myself making excuses not to meet.

Asking Eric: I’m not allowed to speak the name of my son’s ex, even to her kids We occasionally get together for coffee or dinner, but I find myself making excuses not to meet.

Dear Eric: My daughter’s friend from childhood, Lucy, now 24 years old, had lifelong issues with her physically and mentally abusive parents. Lucy always looked up to me as a successful single ...

Dear Eric: My wife and daughter have not gotten along well since my daughter hit middle school (she’s now about to turn 18). Part of the problem is that they are very much alike.

Dear Eric: An old high school girlfriend of my husband’s (more than 40 years) creates social media posts about him and tags him, including photos of him or of the two of them together.

DEAR ERIC: When my husband and I disagree, the fight often comes down to him saying, “You just look for reasons to be mad at me.” It is so demeaning to me. And it relieves him from ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who wants to visit his neighbor's house to catch up, but gets the sense they're nervous about introducing their partner.

Dear Eric: I have some advice for the person who took her mother-in-law on a girls trip and her mother-in-law complained the whole time (“Trip Gone Wrong”). My own MIL was very passive ...