Dear Carolyn: I recently separated from my husband of 27 years because he fell out of love with me and in love with a co-worker. Our son may lose his internship due to the pandemic…
Hi, Carolyn: My first cousin “Mimi” divorced her husband last year. As a divorcée myself, who hated to see a loved one go through hell unnecessarily, I reached out to her before the divorce was…
Hi, Carolyn: Years ago, right after college, I had a boyfriend who was disliked by most of my loved ones. Levels of objection ranged from slight to significant, and it caused friction with my family…
Dear Carolyn: Can you please outline for me what I need from my husband concerning his emotional cheating? Three years out, I still feel it’s unresolved. When asked why he chose to shut me out…
Hi, Carolyn: Your column concerning a new mother feeling pulled in many directions to celebrate Mother’s Day really got me thinking. I have felt the Mother’s Day guilt of wanting to make my mother and…
Dear Carolyn: I’m a middle-aged, longtime-divorced, peaceful, content woman. I was pressured into dating a recently divorced man in his 60s; I wanted friendship, he wanted romance. We’ve been dating a few years, but had…
Dear Carolyn: My father recently said he wishes we were closer, like I am to my mom, and asked me if I blame him for their divorce. I truthfully said no. But haven’t told him…
Dear Carolyn: I am a working mother (full-time-plus) with two kids. I have nearby in-laws trying to declutter their house. Lately they keep sending my husband home with various books, hand-me-down toys, puzzles, etc., for…
Dear Carolyn: One of my kids has an acquaintance who needs a place to go. She’s a gay kid whose parents are moving this summer, and they’ve told her she won’t be going with them.…
Hi, Carolyn: My wife and I have a healthy and happy 11-month-old little guy. I gave birth to him and she is staying home with him. My problem is that it feels like she doesn’t…