What happens when you never find ‘The One’?
Some people never find the love of their lives. And live to tell about it.
Carolyn Hax
Fiance’s distrust is a bad omen
Woman needs to face the ugliness her jealous fiance has spewed, learn from it and leave.
Love triangle looms over this circle of friends
She would like to date James, but her engaged girlfriend harbors feelings for him, too.
Carolyn Hax: Six-month breather seems best for both
A bride-to-be has been there for her best friend through tough stuff. Now that friend plans to take an overseas job and miss the wedding planning.
A birthday imposition?
A reader asks: Why must my adult friends persist in putting together lunches and potlucks and nights out and dinners in which everyone else pays for the party?
Braggarts flood her news feed
Carolyn Hax’s advice: Facebook user needs to break the habit of comparing herself with others socially — and block posts from those who boast habitually.
@Work Advice
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@Work Advice: Does the friendship justify the means?
When the boss’s buddy begs for a boost ...
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@Work Advice: The Pygmalion problem
How to help a colleague whose language skills are less than loverly
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@Work Advice: Be careful where you vent
Gossip about a coworker could come back to haunt you.
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@Work Advice: With ‘friends’ like these ...
Facebook, LinkedIn and privacy at work: Karla Miller on the online networking paradox.
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@Work Advice: Get a clue, Nancy Drew
Suspicious about an employee’s past? Stick to just the facts, ma’am.
Hints From Heloise: Cholesterol check
A friendly challenge leads to treatment.
Hints From Heloise: A standard of measurement
An easier way to use measuring cups.
Hints From Heloise: Guidelines for splitting
Some tips on pill-splitting, including a reminder that not all pills are safe to split.
Quiet dignity in a time of grief
What’s the proper etiquette for going into formal mourning?
Do they also not believe in civility?
Righteousness and rudeness are a popular combination these days, which is odd because there is nothing right about rudeness.
Miss Manners: Disabled retiree is perfectly able to tell relatives to butt out
A 55-year-old is deluged with wisdom-free advice after a severe injury.
Ask Amy: Rocky wedding attitude needs adjusting
The letter writer was invited to a 3 p.m. wedding but, with a 6.5-hour drive, won’t promise to be there for anything but the reception.
Ask Amy: Mom can’t get over bad marriage
It’s been 15 years since her parents divorced, but her mother has not moved on.
Ask Amy: Sex buddy has trouble reading kissing cues
Suddenly her nothing-but-sex buddy has been showing actual warmth and tenderness. Uh-oh.
Animal Doctor
Cat has never purred; treating warts on dogs; ferret has halitosis; helping cats enjoy long and healthy lives.
Animal Doctor
A proper diagnosis and surgery saved a cat that might have otherwise been euthanized; home palliative care for pets; a dog suffers from anxiety attacks.
Privacy please
There are many reasons cats defecate outside their litter boxes. Some just need privacy.
Family Almanac
Freshman orientation
Advice for a young man who’s about to start college at a large university.
Lazy or defiant? None of the above.
A 13-year-old girl is struggling with school and acting immature for her age. Is she just lazy?
A mother’s job: To worry
An 8-year-old struggles with recognizing words and spelling. Could she have a learning disability?
Mayday! Mayday!
The pressure put on kids to do well on standardized tests may reflect how different the world is from when we were their age. But that doesn’t mean it’s fair.
Doodle dandies
There are lots of great kids out there, doing amazing things and bringing honor to themselves and their parents. Just ask the KidsPost editor.
It’s time we had the technology talk
How exposure to technology can foster conversation between parent and child.
Date Lab
Date Lab: Well, he didn’t end up in the trunk of a car ...
They’ve got a lot in common, but enough to conjure a spark?
Date Lab: Will he catch her blue-handed?
A methodical guy with an artistic side meets a creative type with a practical side.
Date Lab
He’s tired of dating immature girls. Enter cool, confident Lindsey.
Carolyn Hax Live: Advice columnist tackles your problems (Friday, June 8)
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and celebrates the 15th anniversary of her column.
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