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A first love at age 32 comes with newness, intimacy and fear that "intense vulnerability" is "going to drive him away."

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Reader’s partner is a successful author who hasn’t been able to follow through on another book.

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Reader’s sister-in-law invited more guests than the venue can accommodate, including people from out of town.


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Carolyn Hax readers give advice to a letter-writer who needs help setting some boundaries with a "control freak" mother-in-law.

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A daughter finds out her grandfather was abusive to her mom growing up, and now the daughter is refusing to visit him.

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Is it okay to ask a person who is wearing recording technology around you to stop?

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A reader doesn’t speak to her mother because of past behavior but is now pregnant with her first child and wonders if she should tell her.

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After a “bombed” job interview and then “wallowing in self-hatred,” a job seeker wants to know how to overcome severe anxiety in interviews.

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Reader wants to properly thank those who looked after their mother because they and their siblings lived too far away.

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Reader thinks and dreams about their first love so often they want to reach out to them again – even though they’re both married.

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The couple could afford the expensive birthday dinner with friends, but declared it "too expensive for the expected enjoyment."

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Reader is shocked after their husband of 46 years asks for a divorce.

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Reader wants to celebrate their son’s high school graduation, but not with a party.

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Soliciting scrapbook photos for her ailing spouse, a wife is furious to receive snapshots of high school parties and an ex-girlfriend.

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Reader forgave their husband for cheating years ago. Now that he's dead, they struggle with whether to tell their adult children about it.

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A woman wonders whether to share mementos of her late ex-husband with her former stepchildren, who have been out of touch for years.

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Reader’s coworker asks them and others questions that are too personal for the workplace.

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A college roommate's volatile moods have made their home tense. How to cope when moving isn’t an option?

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Reader’s puppy will pick up trash and then drop them while on walks. Is the reader now responsible for disposing of that trash?

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