DEAR ERIC: My wife and I have been married for 20 years and together for 27. We have four children together the youngest is ...

Advice columnist R. Eric Thomas answers his readers’ questions in this September 20, 2024 edition of Asking Eric.

Dear Eric: I am a 63-year-old female who has been married for 45 years to a wonderful man. We’ve been blessed with a great relationship but the last two years I’ve developed a phobia about ...

You deserve joy. Dear Eric: Recently my first cousin, Melanie, contacted me to offer condolences at the passing of my wife. The contact came after an uncomfortable hiatus of 18 years during which ...

Dear Eric: My husband of almost 60 years has Alzheimer ... Much as I’m enjoying it, and he seems to also, it somehow seems wrong. — Unknown Wife Dear Wife: There’s a lot here so I want ...

Dear Grieving: I’m so sorry for the loss you’re enduring. Grief’s shadow is always longer than we think it will be. It comes ...

Dear Partner: The way your partner is has the hallmarks of emotional abuse, which is a form of intimate partner violence. It ...

Dear Eric: I’m a single man who has been divorced ... be a good dad to my kids and got along well with their mom. My ex-wife and I worked together to help get four kids through four years ...

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How does she convince her husband to be more open about their financial situation?