Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hax: Can you urge a sister-in-law to dump her guy?
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A woman wants to know what she can tell her sister-in-law about the boyfriend who treats her poorly.
She’s not part of the inner moms circle
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She wants to go scorched-earth, but is this the best approach?
Carolyn Hax: Being cut off by friend feels like a death
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Her longtime friend blew off her wedding. They had a falling out. Now she can’t move on without answers.
Carolyn Hax: Feeling right about the rock on her left hand
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A wife loves her engagement ring, which was pricey. But as mores shift, should she now apologize for it?
Carolyn Hax: Even this joyous event requires boundaries
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Sister-in-law who wants to control news of her pregnancy is accused of being rude and selfish.
A grandfather, a secret, and coming to terms with the real story of his life
Hiding something from his past made it hard to be honest with people and with himself.
Advice to a mother worried about her son’s older boyfriend
COLUMN | What’s a mother to do when her teenage son is dating a man twice his age?
Steven Petrow’s ‘Civilities’
Introducing a new advice column from The Post.
Hints From Heloise: Can new bulbs work in 3-way lamps?
A reader has trouble finding bulbs for a three-way lamp; Heloise says they are readily available.
Hints From Heloise: Mighty mattress management
A reader echoes another reader’s complaint about the increasing size of mattresses.
Hints From Heloise: Yoga mat needs a cleaning
A simple solution for cleaning your mat, freeing you for true inner peace in savasana.
Animal Doctor: Deciphering a cat’s baffling behavior
Cat can be groomed only outdoors; dachshund suffers from indigestion; sugar substitutes are harmful to dogs.
Animal Doctor: The time to save the planet is now
Overpopulation’s impact; formerly friendly cats are at war; the dangers of bleach; obsessive grooming.
Animal Doctor: The truth about cats and dogs
How to get a dog and cat to coexist amicably; a change in appetite often means it’s time for a checkup.
Ask Amy: Suicide in family continues to haunt survivors
Her niece’s suicide was devastating for everyone, but her grieving sister is stuck in a particularly pernicious rut.
Ask Amy: The sincerest form of flattery gets annoying
His co-worker asks him where he buys his clothes and accessories — then runs out and gets the same.
Ask Amy: Psychologist needs to heal herself
Though her sister is a therapist, she seems utterly incapable of handling herself with grace in social situations.
Miss Manners: Wife wants to bid adieu to husband’s hellos
After answering her husband’s call with ‘Hello,’ does she need to greet him again when he says ‘Hi’ back?
Miss Manners: Some mamas prefer ‘ma’am’
The Gentle Reader is looking for a more polite way to say ‘I’m not your mama!’
Miss Manners: Take a break from texting
Show cellphone and texting courtesy to those present as an example of how you treat those absent.
What goes around comes around, even with hair
She looks like a ’70s country singer, but she’s a college wife. Uh, make that the department chair’s wife.
Miss Manners: Inquiring minds should keep it simple
Was it rude of an old friend to ask if he’s still with his wife? Miss Manners suggests that there was a better way.
Dear Prudence chats, Mondays at 1 p.m.
Advice from Slate's 'Dear Prudence'
Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
@Work Advice columnist Karla Miller (DEB LINDSEY/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
@Work Advice: Headed for a training wreck
Employer expects employees to complete e-learning course on their own time.
Family Almanac
My tween is moody; how can I help?
Her daughter has become moody and feels no one pays attention to her. How can she and her husband fix it?
Boy is afraid of the barber. Now what?
He’s 3 and refuses to get his haircut. What’s a mother to do?
Help. My son needs endless attention and we can’t do it.
Marguerite Kelly advises how to parent a child who needs lots (and lots) of attention.
Momspeak
The looming empty nest
Ordinary events remind writer that one stage of motherhood is coming to an end.
Even kids know that guns are a public health issue
With surgeon general debate, adults run the risk of alienating those they are trying to protect
Cutting the writing section from the SAT is just plain dumb
No skill should be more valued that being able to translate your thoughts clearly into writing
How mothers can have joy and fun
Olympian mom shows that parenthood doesn’t need to be a zero-sun game.
Senioritis is very rarely fatal
Despite dire warnings and parental angst, few students lose their acceptances to senioritis.
Date Lab
It might have gone differently if they both wanted dessert
She’s searching for a romantic artist, but she finds a spreadsheet-lover.
‘The conversational kiss of death’
She says he’s “pudgy.” He says nothing made him go “Woohoo!”
They swapped travel stories, but what about numbers?
Date Lab: She’s a beekeeper, but unfortunately that’s the only buzz about this date.
She’s a bodybuilder in search of a date
Now he can say he’s dated a bodybuilder who also does improv comedy
Talking shop ... and maybe romance?
Date Lab: Best strategy for a first date? Talk nerdy to me.
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Live discussion with Slate advice columnist Dear Prudence, a.k.a. Emily Yoffe.
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