Latest from Carolyn HaxAdvicePerspectiveNeed advice? Join Carolyn Hax’s weekly chat (July 8 | 12 p.m. ET)Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.July 8, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Unexpected pregnancy has her mourning her ‘still-single’ lifeShe's unexpectedly pregnant with a man she’s been dating about seven months. She’s mourning "all these fun plans we had for our lives with each other."July 5, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Husband doesn’t support seeking justice for childhood abuseOne spouse is seeking justice for long-ago childhood abuse, but the other isn't sure that's a good idea.July 4, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Grandma offends stepson’s family over ‘hard’ grandchildAfter years of difficulty with her stepson's daughter, a grandmother had words with the family — and they haven't visited since.July 3, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Work-stress-dumping problem has become a marital problemOne spouse needs to offload works stress out loud, and the other “can’t handle being [a] stress recycling bin any longer.”July 2, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Grown children cut off mom over stepfather’s ‘harsh’ parentingA mother struggles to mend relationships with her grown children, who blame her for not protecting them from their stepfather’s “harsh” parenting.July 1, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Best friend’s communication quiets after a miscarriageHer best friend, who had been “so supportive” through her pregnancy, goes silent after miscarrying a pregnancy of her own.June 30, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCan I avoid having favorite grandkids? Carolyn Hax readers give advice.Carolyn Hax readers give advice to a letter-writer who struggles with potential favoritism toward one set of grandchildren. June 29, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Mom wants to help plan wedding, but her ideas get ignoredA mother wants to help plan the wedding for her son and his fiancee, but they’ve rejected all her suggestions while accepting her financial help.June 29, 2022AdvicePerspectiveCarolyn Hax: Quip at ‘obnoxious’ sister-in-law forces damage controlSnapping at an “obnoxious” sister-in-law may have been satisfying, but the family took some collateral damage.June 28, 2022Load more