Carolyn Hax

A wife must accept a certain level of uncertainty after her husband’s infidelity — if she stays married.

A woman getting over being dumped wants to date again — but wonders how she’ll know she is ready for it.

Some say it’s fine to check out people online before dating them. Others think it’s a creepy invasion of privacy.

A guy she started dating mentioned his “difficult family.” Google shows “difficult” means “murder trial.”

Extended family does not know about a pattern of bullying that caused the separation.

Annoyance with sister-in-law’s self-diagnosis overlooks her own.

Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.

He wants to invite his girlfriend to their daughter’s graduation, but his ex is opposed to the idea.

After frequent fights, their engagement comes into question. Is it cold feet or something more?

To keep the peace, one sister is letting the other call all the shots — even when it hurts her wallet.

A wife has concerns about a proposed move away from their friends and her workplace.

Her husband says he’s “just friends” with a female employee he spends hours a day messaging. What to do?

Daughter feels like she’s being blackmailed when parents start making demands about the future.

If an overweight co-worker complains about hard it is to lose weight, is it fair to weigh on the obvious reasons?

Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.

After a breakup, a pal told the writer she wished she’d gotten a heads-up about relationship doubts.

A man offered a good job in his girlfriend’s home town wonders what to do now that she’s his ex-girlfriend.

Parents wonder how to help their daughter, who is expressing doubts and not financially independent.

A mother-to-be and her husband have to fend off parents who want to spend every weekend with them.

He wants to take an unaffordable solo vacation and leave her with a baby and a toddler. She needs a Plan B.

Woman and her husband want to send their own Christmas card, not be part of a family letter.

A reader finds criticism of a popular book, “The Gift of Fear,” misguided.

Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax took your questions and tackled your problems.

A reader’s boyfriend wants a family and kids, but she isn’t sure if he wants them with her.

A reader’s friend made contact after cutting off communications for five years. Can the friendship be revived?

Dividing the estate leaves a survivor wondering if some heirs aren’t showing proper thanks.

The answer: You can’t change her negativity, but you can learn to take away her power to ruin the big day.

How you treat your dog is a good indicator of how you’ll handle kids — in both discipline and affection.

A daughter has seen what her parents’ negativity has done to her brother’s relationship.

One parent is annoyed that another family’s activities seem to dictate when they all can get together.