Our Reader to Reader Question of the Week:

My ex-husband and I divorced 18 years ago. He told me he no longer loved me and that family life was not for him. He ag... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My husband and I have been married for 20 years. Our children are grown and out of the house. For the last 32 years, I ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Two weeks ago, when I came home from the supermarket, I found a note from my husband saying there was too much pressure... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I've read many letters in your column from children who wonder how to get elderly parents to quit driving. I need to te... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I suspect my wife of six years is having an affair. She means a great deal to me, and I don't want a divorce. My suspic... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My husband is a wonderful man, 56 years old and highly intelligent. He had an ingrown toenail that was red and swollen ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I have a wife and two sons, ages 15 and 12. I love them dearly, but they are so scatterbrained, they drive me nuts. Th... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Your advice to "A Split Opinion in the Midwest" left a lot to be desired. The woman who wrote wanted to keep her maiden... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

In a recent case, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that parents alone make the decision whether or not grandparents may ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I have a very sophisticated, attractive girlfriend. She is intelligent and has a terrific job. What's the problem? She ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Last New Year's Eve, my 15-year-old daughter had a party for her friends, under my supervision, of course. At midnight,... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Many years ago, my daughter asked me to co-sign a loan for a new car. She was young and just starting out, so my wife a... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am a 28-year-old mother of one lovely child. After a long and costly divorce, now broke but happy, I find myself in l... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am planning to marry the love of my life in June. "Phillip" is a terrific guy except when it comes to my 12-year-old ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am engaged to a wonderful man who treats me like a queen, is considerate and thoughtful, and has excellent manners. H... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Yesterday, we buried our only son. He was 9 years old. Apparently, he found the loaded gun my husband kept in the drawe... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My husband has been clinically depressed for most of his adult life. A while back, "Herman" began seeing a female thera... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am 65 years old and the eldest sibling of five. This is my problem: My younger brother, Bill (number 3) came out of t... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Here's another story about stupid criminals. This happened to my husband, "Jim," a truck driver. Jim was on the road o... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I could not resist the opportunity to tell "Freaking Out in California" how right she is. Cellphone users have become d... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I'm writing about your response to "Perplexed Grandmother," who said she drove for hours with her "brilliant" granddaug... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

After several years of failed fertility procedures, my husband and I decided to adopt a child. We were thrilled when, s... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am a 20-year-old college student living with three other roommates the same age. One of our roommates, "Gloria," is c... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I come from a large family. A few months ago, we lost our dad. During his illness, he made a detailed list of items he ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

The father of my best friend from the 80s and 90s has just died. I was told by his wife about twenty years ago that the... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Our daughter, who is away at college, is suffering from depression. She is on medication and seeing a therapist at scho... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

This is one of my favorite columns. It reminds us that too many people don't take time to smell the roses. I am 84 and ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am a 27-year-old woman currently living in a large house with three roommates -- two male, one female. One of the guy... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My 13-year-old son has a problem at school. He says most of the boys in his eighth-grade class smoke pot and drink alco... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Our 16-year-old son recently admitted that he is having sex with his girlfriend, "Evie." It's not as if we have never d... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am a 55-year-old grandmother who has developed an online friendship with a 13-year-old girl in another state. "Emily"... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My husband and I retired to Florida a few years ago, leaving our three grown children back in our hometown up north. We... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

We read your column about "Dudley," the young man who became violent when he slept and hit his girlfriend. She was conc... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My ex-husband and I have two young daughters. It seems that as the girls get older, their father is less interested in ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

The letter from "M.A.D." prompted me to write. She said her ex-husband was obsessive and potentially violent. That trai... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments