In a recent Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who isn't interested in attending their friend's drum troupe performances.

I’ve been good friends with a woman for about five years now; we live abroad. However, I am not and never have been a huge fan of her new husband. He talks over people or one-ups any statement and ...

When she does arrive, she reminds me she’s ADHD and pokes fun at me for being so uptight about time. My mom is dying, my ...