A reader who received abuse from her husband at a recent funeral wants to know whether she can tactfully request separate seating assignments.

Long after the dinner party in question, a reader still feels self-conscious about jabs exchanged every time she opened her mouth.

Their relationship began seven years ago with an extramarital affair, but a reader is ready for his girlfriend to bring him into the fold with...

A reader feels ambushed after her fiancé resurrected the idea of a prenuptial agreement with only weeks to go until their wedding. Also: He wants...

A reader is struggling to reconcile a friend’s partner’s fussy diet and aversion to walking with a planned gastronomic tour of Europe.

A reader is frustrated to be on the outs with her friend and their roommates after telling them about her friend’s hookups with another friend’s...

A bride-to-be has trouble accepting a future relative’s decision to miss her wedding because of a scheduling conflict with a newly landed dream job.

After nine years of regular visits from his children, now 19 and 23, a father is steamed by his partner’s suggestion that he book a...

A reader feels spurned by a friend’s “self-righteous” declaration that she would no longer engage with him about politics after he revealed he didn’t plan...

A young reader variously subjected to cruel words and the silent treatment is reaching the end of her rope with her mother, who has portrayed...