I can’t keep avoiding them, but I am not sure how to best put some distance between us without creating ill will.

My mother is in her last months of life. She has been cared for in her home for the last three years by increasingly ...

The niece phoned her and said I made contact to “check up on her.” The anger from my friend “interfering in her life” was ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who doesn't want to get caught up in drama between their ...

Dear Eric: We had been friends with another couple for more than 50 years. They were always jealous about little things we ...

DEAR ERIC: We had been friends with another couple for more than 50 years. They were always jealous about little things we ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who feels like their siblings don't include them in family ...

We have always lived in different states, so I reached out to a niece and expressed my concerns about her aunt. The niece ...

Dear Eric: Our son and his girlfriend of 24 years got married by a judge. It was a civil ceremony necessary to get him on her health insurance. He approached my wife and me and said, “We’re not into ...

Dear Eric: A friend is planning his second marriage. It will be his fiancée’s third. Both are in their mid-to-late 60s, have owned their single-family homes for many years, and have reasonably ...