DEAR ERIC: I lost my beautiful, intelligent oldest son to alcoholism three years ago. If the situation is casual, I respond ...

When conversations go deeper, I calmly say that we lost a son to alcoholism, an important fact that needs to be said. It can ...

In two months, there will be a memorial service for this woman. Her daughter has written to me, asking if I could be one of ...

I have not mentioned this to my husband as he and his cousin are close. She and her husband are retired and seem to do a lot ...

Dear Will: This is excellent advice. I wish every person, when preparing their will or making plans for their estate, would communicate their wishes to their loved ones. Money talks, but it mumbles ...

In two months, there will be a memorial service for this woman. Her daughter has written to me, asking if I could be one of ...

Dear Eric: I have been in a second marriage for 15 years. For the past few years, I have been concerned that my second ...

They have always been a little “pushy,” but I have either made light of it or ignored it. For some reason this has really ...

Dear Not Ready: This is an opportunity for you, a de facto mother hen figure, to push everyone out of the nest and encourage ...

DEAR ERIC: My daughter died in 2009 at the age of 26. She had a chronic condition at the time and treatment was not available ...

I would like to get along better with my niece's wife, and I'm hoping you might offer some strategies. The wife's a nice ...

Dear Eric: This is in response to “Seriously Scratching,” who has an aversion to dogs in public spaces. I am a practicing ...