Dear Carolyn: I suffer from depression that has been fairly well controlled until recently. The past couple of weeks, I’m having a terrible episode, to where I’m really not sure I want to go on…

Dear Carolyn: My girlfriend has a horrible cat. Most of this is her fault because she’s never tried to train him out of attacking people, stealing food and screaming continually in the night because he…

Dear Carolyn: Two years ago, my wife and I took in her two half-siblings, ages 5 and 8. It was an emergency situation, her mom had real problems I don’t want to get into, and…

Dear Carolyn: This is a very difficult note to write. For years I have concealed from my best friend that her husband attempts to grope me when she is out of the room. The first…

Dear Carolyn: I have a full-time job and try to do extra freelance artwork as I can, usually after work. My wife is a stay-at-home grandma watching the grandkids, the 10-month-old all day and the…

Dear Carolyn: Being totally in love is overrated. I have never felt that intensely about my husband and do not love him as much as I’ve loved exes. I certainly don’t get along with my…

Dear Carolyn: My mother died recently. Ours was a complex relationship; due to earlier life traumas and later mental illness, she came across as a cold-hearted perfectionist who was always right. Asking for help or…

Dear Carolyn: My sister is getting a divorce. They’re still living together and trying to be civil and remain friends, because they were friends for a long time before ever getting together. I’m glad about…

Dear Carolyn: I have a lovely mother-in-law. She is an amazing grandmother and we can rely on her to do what she says she will do. She can also be selfish and overstep boundaries, and…

Dear Carolyn: My wife and I separated a few months ago. I had felt lonely and unsatisfied in our marriage and consequently developed feelings for another woman. My wife found out, I moved out, and…