Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.
Even if an introverted spouse ducks out early, the host can still have an successful soiree.
She misses her sister-in-law, who has a child. But it’s been hard to talk to her without feeling like she is resentful.
A former colleague who moved an hour away talks about getting together, then goes silent.
Their decision is probably meant to avoid her irksome mom. Try to go with it graciously.
It’s an amazing thing you’re doing. Let him know there’s more love where that came from.
Excluding a child cruelly tips the gender-politics seesaw too far in the other direction.
And you have a right to insist that he use them. But don’t expect a whole lot more than that.
Generally speaking, you can’t go wrong with openness and optimism.
Advice Columnist Carolyn Hax takes your questions and tackles your problems.