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Carolyn Hax: Source of wife's distrust might not lie with husband

September 8, 2010

Dear Carolyn: My husband of 10 years, who is retired, calls me at work one morning and tells me he had just gotten out of the shower when our female next-door neighbor rang the doorbell in her nightclothes, stating that she got locked out when she took out the trash. My husband then says he invited...

Carolyn Hax: Social-climbing sister could be in for a fall

September 8, 2010

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Carolyn Hax: He's gay, and grandma is just sick about it

September 8, 2010

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Carolyn Hax: Denying grandma access to kids is no solution to this rift

September 8, 2010

Dear Carolyn: I'm happily married, but the relationship (or lack thereof) between my wife and mother has been a huge stressor on our marriage for years. My wife feels that from Day One my mother didn't show an interest in getting to know her as a person, hasn't been welcoming and has been downrig...

Carolyn Hax: Future sister-in-law looks like a usurper

September 8, 2010

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Carolyn Hax: Wedding runs up against family's football commitment

September 8, 2010

Dear Carolyn: I got engaged in February. My fiance's family is wonderful and seemed so family-oriented. His younger (and only) brother plays college football, which made it difficult to have a wedding in the fall. However, we wanted a fall wedding, so his parents pulled out his brother's football...

Carolyn Hax: Abused husband needs to act despite wife's threats

September 8, 2010

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Carolyn Hax: Don't push husband to demand more from son

September 8, 2010

Dear Carolyn: Seeking unbiased opinions on a few things.

Carolyn Hax: Parents' favoritism has the slighted one crying foul

September 8, 2010

Adapted from a recent online discussion: Dear Carolyn: I recently admitted to my parents that I feel slighted that they couldn't afford to keep me at XYZ University for undergrad, but now they are willing to pay for my brother to go to ABC University for graduate school, which costs almost four t...

Carolyn Hax: Small children scare off this would-be mother

September 8, 2010

Adapted from a recent online discussion: Hi, Carolyn: I'm childless by choice because I don't enjoy being around small kids. However, I've always suspected I might be missing out on that aspect of life. My sister recently commented on how fast her kids were growing up, and that she has forgotten ...