Adapted from two online discussions. Dear Carolyn: A year ago today, I learned about my husband’s affair. It’s been a challenging year. With the help of therapy, forgiveness and a ton of communication and changes…

Adapted from an online discussion. Hi Carolyn: My spouse is going through some difficult times: sudden terminal illness and subsequent death of a parent, other parent facing some long-term but not terminal illness. We both…

Dear Carolyn: My mom refuses to acknowledge the upside of her marriage to my dad. He was not the best husband or father, I’ll be the first to admit that. He was wrapped up in…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: I’ve had no motivation to exercise for two years. It’s a major mental block with consequences. Any suggestions for accessing some will to change? I’ve been in therapy.…

Dear Carolyn: We have friends who visit and take pictures the whole time they’re here. A group shot? Sure, I can do that. But the dozens I later see that they’ve taken? Nope. I find…

Hi Carolyn: I lost my mom to cancer in 2019, a little over a year after being diagnosed and going through chemo and radiation. She was the most amazing mother and we were incredibly close.…

Dear Carolyn: Is being truthful always the way forward? For the first 10 years of our committed relationship, my wife’s family disowned her and us because we are two women. We became parents through kin…

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: My brothers and I lost our mom five years ago. For a while,…

Dear Carolyn: We have friends — husband, wife, young child — who come over regularly. We enjoy hosting them, but they are certainly quirky. One example: We warned them we would have the ballgame on,…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: A friend lost her young adult child about nine months ago. I have been dealing with a serious illness myself this past year, not immediately life-threatening but quite…