Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Failing a test of friendship
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Four women who were close friends have to find a decent way to deal with one friend trying to trash another.
Carolyn Hax: Changing a name shouldn’t be a battle
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A woman wonders whether she has to sacrifice her professional identity for the sake of her future husband.
Hax Philes: Just, wow
My wife’s parents promised to pay her student loans but instead left us in debt and ruined her credit.
Carolyn Hax: To parent (a baby or a puppy), pair must be on same page
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Carolyn Hax advises a wife whose husband says that for now, he’d rather get a pet than try for a child.
Carolyn Hax: Wife looking to keep riffraff away from anniversary bash
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A couple of friends are dating less-than-stellar people — a terrifying drunk and an inappropriate “lady.”
Hints From Heloise: The same, but different
A reader wonders: Do salted an unsalted butter have different cooking properties?
Hints From Heloise: Don’t PIN your hopes on this
A ‘safety hint’ about ATM machines that’s anything but.
Hints From Heloise: The sound of trouble
This week’s Sound Off: grocery cart herders sporting earbuds. An accident waiting to happen?
Miss Manners: Friend with key drops by unannounced
She values her former roommate’s friendship, but wishes he’d call before dropping by.
Miss Manners: Survey-weary customer wants it to stop
Those relentless follow-up surveys violate business rule No. 1: Don’t annoy the customer.
Miss Manners: Return mass e-mail without regret
A sly way a freelance writer can make sure to never receive an unwelcome mass e-mail from an editor again.
Miss Manners: Money is suitable topic in business world
The ban against discussing money in personal situations does not apply in business, so ask away.
Miss Manners: Loving the son, loathing the baby mama
Her son’s girlfriend is a piece of work, but she’ll have to find a way to remain on good terms.
Ask Amy: Granny oversteps by a mile
Whatever her politics, this mother-in-law has no right to give her grandchild a vibrator with a warning ‘not to tell.’
Ask Amy: Sisters’ estrangement is no one else’s business
Her sister did a number on her — including marrying her ex — but people want her to make amends.
Ask Amy: Cohabitation before marriage causes rift
Her very Catholic father is pressuring her to marry her partner of seven years, but they’re not ready.
Animal Doctor: Do goldfish have feelings?
The complex lives of fish; protecting blue-eyed dogs from UV damage; the dangers of pesticides and herbicides.
Training a young dog to be an easy rider
Pomeranian becomes sick with anxiety inside a car; cat prefers the living room carpet to a litter box..
Animal Doctor: Be vigilant about heartworm protection
Weight gain and heartworm medication; when to deworm cats; dealing with a cat’s internal clock.
@Work Advice
@Work Advice columnist Karla Miller (DEB LINDSEY/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Homeless, not hopeless
An employee is looking for a way to help a colleague who is living in a car.
Family Almanac
3-year-old seems physically weak. How to help?
This 3-year-old seems weak and not interested in physical activity. How can her parents help?
Pre-K or kindergarten for September’s child?
Nothing’s written in stone: Every child is different and every mother can change her mind if things go wrong.
Unruly teen, frustrated mom
She’s an unruly 14 year old. Her parents need to relax a little.
Momspeak
Note to parents: It doesn’t get easier, ever
MOMSPEAK | In hoping the next stage of parenthood will be better, parents can miss the point of childhood.
When cheating on homework is okay
Harvard survey finds 42 percent of kids cheated on homework. What’s the big deal?
Date Lab
They both like Clintons — and each other
Our daters give one another high marks for looks, likes and laughs.
He’s from Oklahoma, she’s not. Dealbreaker?
The both love dogs and Christmas. Is that enough in common for a good date?
They chose a very un-D.C. way to get to know each other
Their date led to a guessing game.
Catching up on Date Labs past
What happened with all those Date Lab couples? We checked back in for an update.
They’re both cute, so what could possibly go wrong?
If you like Date Labs that end well, you may want to skip reading this one.
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
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