Dear Carolyn: I have a sister who is fabulous. She went to a very well-known university, followed by an exciting and lucrative career. She’s married to a very nice guy and they have two kids.…

Dear Carolyn: I’ve recently moved in with my boyfriend, and a habit of his is really starting to bother me. He can’t seem to understand that when I make a request, it’s not a demand…

Dear Carolyn: At the ripe old age of 45, I am both excited and happy to have found my biological father through DNA testing. He abandoned my mother and me shortly after I was born…

Dear Carolyn: My brother has always been a huge part of my 7-year-old son Brian’s life. My ex-husband works long hours and is not into sports or video games, which Brian loves, and my brother…

Dear Carolyn: Last year my daughter attended a college and thought she made the wrong choice. She learned to like it and found happiness, but some major things that bothered her were not going away…

Hi Carolyn: My wife and I have a wonderful 3-year-old son. He likes to be held all the time. He weighs about 35 pounds. My wife is OK with holding him, but I don’t want…

Dear Carolyn: I am happily transitioning into my third trimester of a rainbow pregnancy [a pregnancy after a loss]. I … don’t want a baby shower. Like, I really don’t want a baby shower. There…

Hi, Carolyn: Recently a friend’s child posted a photo of themselves with an ethnic slur on social media. The photo went viral and I suspect there is significant fallout. I don’t have a child at…

Dear Carolyn: I’m a middle-aged woman living with my partner for the past seven years. He moved to my city and built a new business from scratch. In the beginning, I paid the bills while…

Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend is the smartest, most cultured man I’ve ever known. One of his great abilities is his appreciation for nuance. I love how, when we are out at museums, he can infer…