Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who moved to the South to satisfy his partner and now wants to find his way home.
Category: Families and Family Life
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How Josh Hart and His Wife Shannon Balance an N.B.A. Career With Family Life
Josh Hart is known for his grit and selflessness on the Knicks. He credits his wife, Shannon Hart, as his greatest teammate during the busy N.B.A. season.
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How Can I Stop My Mother-in-Law From Making Insulting Compliments?
A reader also wants to find a way to gracefully extricate herself from the long hugs during which she is showered with praise for her homemaking.
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My Friend Is Rude to My Wife. How Should I Handle It?
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is fed up with a longtime pal’s two-faced behavior.
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My Brother Was Dishonorably Discharged. Why Is His Military Portrait Up?
A reader takes issue with her parents’ prominent display of a photo of her brother fresh out of Marine boot camp, considering that he later deserted his post.
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Dress Rehearsal for a Wedding I’ll Never Attend
When I told my 15-year-old daughter I was dying, she asked me to take her wedding dress shopping before I go.
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Is It Ever Wise to ‘Stay Together for the Kids’?
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who worries that her grandchildren are being harmed by their parents’ messy relationship.
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Elon Musk’s Father, Errol Musk, Accused of Child Sexual Abuse
Errol Musk has been accused of sexually abusing five of his children and stepchildren since 1993, a Times investigation found. Family members have appealed to Elon Musk for help.
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I Feel Bad for My Mother, but I’m Sick of Her Complaining. Help!
A reader has come to dread phone calls from her mother, whose deep unhappiness she attributes to life with her “textbook narcissist” stepfather.