Letter writer wants to keep hosting the holidays, but the burden of doing it without help is becoming too much.

Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Feb. 25, 2011. Dear Carolyn: This guy and I dated in college, and he was not faithful to me. I guess some of it was typical college behavior, but it ...

Dear Carolyn: I’ve been separated from my wife of 19 years and three kids for a few months. The separation stemmed from my infidelity, a mistake I made to run from my marital problems instead of to ...

Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t owe their relatives hugs—which means new rules for everyone.

Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Nov. 14, 2010. Q: Is it so crazy to give your child the ultimatum that, indeed, she may marry at any time but we, as her parents, will not pay for the ...

Hi, Carolyn: Two weeks ago, my sister and brother-in-law said some horrible things about childless people — apparently forgetting that my husband and I, who have no children, were in the same room.

Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared April 3, 2005. Dear Carolyn: I am organizing a birthday party for my 8-year-old son. One of the neighborhood mothers called the other day, asking for ...

Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Jan. 16, 2011. Dear Carolyn: I am an older woman, and not very mobile. I moved in with my son’s family following an injury. They have been very ...

Question: My wife has been a freelance consultant whose work has dried up. I have a good-paying job and I figured with her work having dried up, she'd take care of the house, bills, paperwork, etc., ...

Carolyn Hax is away. The following appeared in 2006. Dear Carolyn: My parents have just divorced after 34 years of marriage. I'll try to make a complicated divorce with complicated characters as ...

My son and daughter-in-law are expecting twins, their first children together -- she has older children. My husband and I have enjoyed a warm and happy relationship with them and live nearby.

Dear Carolyn:If instead you’re certain about Mr. B-F (how that’s possible on memory alone while “with” and contemplating marriage to another guy, I won’t even try to parse), and “has no parenting ...