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…

After his mother agreed to host him and his wife for Christmas, a reader is hurt by her decision to spend the holiday itself with…

A thorny question of custody is complicated by the fact that the reader adopted the original dog, but her ex paid a majority of the…

Fed up, a reader blocked the caller’s phone number. But should she leave room for the woman to forge a relationship with her granddaughter?

A stray comment on a dating app brought to light some hard feelings a reader once shared with a former friend. Should she confront her…

A reader is perturbed to have been presented with a tip screen while groggily paying for a cosmetic procedure performed by a doctor.

A reader asks whether she should be more blunt about her wish for birthday and anniversary presents from a man who isn’t the gift-giving type.

A reader doesn’t want to upset his father, who requested his presence, but the idea of taking a vacation to celebrate a woman he has…