Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t ...

Engaged couple have their perfect wedding on impulse, then come home to parents wanting their say in the celebration for ...

Parent wants to encourage “some independence” without hurting their college kid, who’s in touch multiple times a day.

Young adult daughter wishes her consultant dad had a “regular job.” Sometimes, the letter writer wishes that, too.

Dear Carolyn: I have two very close girlfriends who live in the same destination-friendly town, "Emily" from college and "Jane" from high school. Both have children the same age as mine, both mean a ...

Carolyn: You have said that people do not need to tell "numbers" — how many past sexual partners they have had. Yet, to have healthy relationships, we should not lie to our significant others. If we ...

DEAR CAROLYN: My boyfriend of one year has been married three times. He has three teenage children who live with him part-time. He is dependent on his parents for assisting in the support of his ...

My husband and I had baby number three this year, we also have 3- and 5-year-olds. We have a pretty good life and are essentially living the dream, I'm sure. We both work full time and put all of our ...

Adapted from a recent online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I have a question about a child’s relationship with his parents the older they (and he) get. My mother is a fantastic woman and caring mother: ...

I agreed to it when my husband, "Steve," asked if his niece could stay with us over the summer. "Samantha" is a recent college graduate, and she's stayed with us before for one or two weeks during ...

Dear Carolyn: My very generous and wealthy (this is relevant) friends offered to throw a dinner for me and my husband for our 10th wedding anniversary. This is a second marriage for both of us so ...