Carolyn Hax: Burger-and-fry guy moves in with an adventurous, health-conscious cook

He greets any cooking outside his narrow preferences with "complaining and lack of enthusiasm."
  • 18 hours ago

Carolyn Hax: Husband with a new daughter struggles to ‘relate to a girl’

Her husband doesn't seem to like their new daughter as much as he likes their son, and makes fun of 'girly things.'
  • 1 day ago

Carolyn Hax: What do you buy for the family that gives your gifts away?

There's no controlling a gift once given, but it's still frustrating to know a recipient is regifting things to strangers.
  • 2 days ago

Carolyn Hax: Is it normal for a 2-year-old to be biting and hitting?

How do you handle discipline for a toddler?
  • 3 days ago

Carolyn Hax: How to help a teenage daughter with a chaotic friend?

Teen's friend has an unstable household and a frustrating disregard for everyone else's plans.
  • 4 days ago

Carolyn Hax: They’re in their 40s now, but one sister still says she’s the other’s ‘co-parent’

To get up in the other's business, one sibling goes (way) over the line.
  • 5 days ago

Carolyn Hax: One wants to be active, one prefers watching TV. How do they reconcile that?

How to reconcile wanting more out of life when a spouse is content to stay home?
  • 6 days ago

Carolyn Hax: What to do when you’re out of things to talk about with your spouse

When the silences start getting a little awkward, what do you talk to your spouse about?
  • Aug 24

Carolyn Hax: A domestic chore imbalance is revealed, remedied — and still stoking resentment

A couple's unfair division of labor prompts changes, and a question: How did this even happen?
  • Aug 23

Carolyn Hax: A preteen who doesn’t like hugs and a grandma who keeps begging for them

A preteen doesn’t like physical affection, but her grandmother either doesn’t understand that or doesn’t care.
  • Aug 22
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