Adapted from a recent online discussion.   Dear Carolyn: My adult son has been married and divorced twice. He has two children from his second marriage. He is now living with, but not married to,…

Dear Carolyn: Recently a middle-aged person told me that they wouldn’t want to live past the age of 80. I’m in my mid-70s, and still working full time at a job I love in a…

Hi, Carolyn: My boyfriend of six months has a best friend, “John,” who now lives in another country, which has notorious gender inequality and poverty. We’re all in our early 30s. My boyfriend was always…

Dear Carolyn: Recently I was walking through the park on a warm summer night, and I came to the long overdue realization that I judge other people in my own head. I’d really rather not.…

Hi, Carolyn: I got engaged last month (yay!), and my fiance and I are starting to plan our wedding. He cares more about most of the details and so is taking the lead. I’m OK…

Dear Carolyn: My friend “Kathy” is like a sister to me and would do anything for me. Her only problem is that she is really impulsive and has a bad temper. Last weekend, my boyfriend…

Adapted from an online discussion: Dear Carolyn: “Becky” and I stayed with my brother, “Dan,” and his wife, “Mae.” Becky and I are recently married and this was her first stay at my brother’s place.…

Dear Carolyn: My daughter and I are semi-estranged (her choice). She lives overseas. Very rarely she confides in me when she is troubled, and I always walk on eggshells trying to give her advice, opinions…

Dear Carolyn: I’m in my first week of law school and I’m soooo nervous. I honestly believed everyone when they warned me how difficult law school is and how much hard work it is, but…

Dear Carolyn: Five years ago I started what would become a three-year relationship with a man who I now recognize was extremely controlling and emotionally abusive (and, once, physically abusive). He finally stopped calling two…