‘Toon-ed’ in: Nick Galifianakis cartoons for March

The cartoonist creates the humorous images featured in the advice column penned by The Washington Post’s Carolyn Hax.

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Column: Train-wreck of a friend is headed for a cliff (March 4). Her friend's difficult divorce is putting a strain on their friendship and her personal life.

Column: Blinded by weight (March 6). Her overweight daughter's physical self-loathing is taking a toll.

Column: Resist the temptations of the told-you-so's (March 9). His then-best friend's wife ruined their friendship. A decade later, they're getting a divorce. How does he resist the urge to say 'I told you so?'

Column: His passage to India includes some baggage (March 11). A man wonders if his relationship can stand the test of being long-distance.

Column: He left after seven years, that doesn't make her worthless (March 13). Her long-term relationship came to an abrupt end when her ex decided to leave for a younger woman.

Column: In-laws may be annoying, but they also may be right (March 16). Carolyn advises a new wife on how to improve her relationship with the in-laws.

Column: To cure a crush, flip the fantasy (March 18). He's married, but often fantasizes about another married co-worker. Carolyn offers ways for him to help put it to an end.

Column: Advice from readers (March 20). From food allergies to dating someone with a mental illness, readers weigh in with advice of their own.

Column: Dealing with grandma's TV habit (March 23). A reader offers advice on how to cope with an elderly parent and their loneliness issues.

Column: Age is just a number, but it's a number that divides (March 27). She's not supportive of her daughter's relationship with a man twice her age. Is she wrong to feel this way?

Column: Friends with benefits (of the doubt) (March 30). Can friends with benefits without feelings really work? Carolyn Hax advises.

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