A reader was caught off guard by her college best friend’s request of a plus one, considering how poorly her relationship with the ex ended….

After his father’s years of struggle to make progress on the matter, a reader feels obligated to take up the cause of persuading his stepmother…

A reader wonders whether she overstepped by telling her old friend’s son about his father’s tactic for making extra cash during his med school days.

After nearly a decade of close friendship, a reader is hurt and mystified by the radio silence from a woman who was in her wedding…

A reader worries that if she doesn’t act, the two teenagers she shares with her ex will hear about their grandfather’s predations from cousins.

A reader worries that a celebration for her pregnant sister-in-law, with whom she once commiserated about fertility woes, may be too much to handle.

A reader’s husband accused her of hypocrisy because she wouldn’t permit the same behavior if their son were straight.

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…