A reader feels conflicted about attending celebrations as a friend of the family when the woman who was her original connection won’t be there. Should...

A reader feels frustrated by her husband’s daily expectations of sex, which she worries may be a sign of something more troubling.

A couple is eager to be closer with their new friends, but they worry that insisting that guests arrange for child care will start the...

A new wife is eager to join in the fun after her husband and brother-in-law wrap up their weekly jam sessions, but she’s reluctant to...

Unsatisfied with her middle-aged son’s meager displays of gratitude, a reader wonders whether to stop footing his bill for a yearly camping retreat.

A reader wonders how best to call out male friends and co-workers when they dismiss her assessments of her own health.

A retiree is mystified as to why his new wife is willing to pay for her share of groceries and utility bills, but refuses to...

A reader is dreading his son’s engagement party, where he expects to encounter not only his estranged ex-wife, but a constellation of former in-laws.

A reader who is uncomfortable with expensive gifts doesn’t know how to respond to a $7,000 handbag she had begged her mother not to send.

A reader who works with children wonders when she and her boyfriend should reveal their new relationship to his family, including his child who is...