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She thinks her son and his pregnant girlfriend should be married and doesn’t want to throw them a baby shower.

A frequent solo diner doesn’t like it when restaurant hosts ask him, “Just one?”

She has two kids already and isn’t interested in having more. Her boyfriend initially said he didn’t want kids, but now he’s changed his mind.

A veteran struggles with the affair his wife had during his struggles with PTSD and addiction.

A landscaper is always finding clients’ hidden house keys and wonder if they should say something.

Sister-in-law didn't visit her ailing dad, and is now blaming his death "nonstop" on the in-law who cared for him.

He had an affair and threatened divorce. Carolyn Hax readers advise his spouse, who's looking for hope that "he can muster love for me again."

The answer is ... yes. Children need to play, and even educational camps should allow for that.

A bride-to-be is conflicted about inviting her estranged cousin to her upcoming wedding.

Recognizing that thank-you notes are endangered doesn't make it feel any better to keep sending unacknowledged gifts.

A reader feels uncomfortable in their friend’s living room – where a “very large and very explicit and detailed” nude photo of her hangs.

A reader tries to figure out what's next after being let go from their job.

A reader got out of a terrible marriage a couple years ago and worries about getting hurt again.

A reader’s friend won’t stop commenting on their age even though they’re only three years apart.

Mom wants her son to work full time and stop relying on his dad, but his response to her expectations is at times "aggressively defiant."

A roundup of the best Carolyn Hax columns about new beginnings.

A reader had an affair ten years ago. Despite taking accountability and proving their fidelity since, their wife still treats them “like a grounded teenager.”

A husband ignores post-op instructions, just the latest in risky behavior that his spouse struggles to accept.