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Asking Eric: He’ll give his grandkid $10,000 but won’t use their new name 348037f2d10eefdb0c5700288103d0d5

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Asking Eric: He’ll give his grandkid $10,000 but won’t use their new name

admin July 9, 2026

Should I encourage my child to accept this gift despite the hurt they've experienced?

Harriette Cole: I scoffed at her use of a matchmaker and now my daughter isn’t speaking to me 0139233f8c854ca253912d1b9432926f

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Harriette Cole: I scoffed at her use of a matchmaker and now my daughter isn’t speaking to me

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Harriette Cole: I just meant I don't think she needs to pay to find love.

Miss Manners: How risky is this wedding invitation strategy? d6e357d2c0c1e09171c3fd5fa0d95fef

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Miss Manners: How risky is this wedding invitation strategy?

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Plus: Someone is using the path into my backyard.

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Dear Abby: What if my dad leaves on this foolish road trip without telling anyone?

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Plus: A woman I barely know is trying to hit me up for money.

Asking Eric: My life is frustrating, but even a sigh draws a rebuke from my mother 348037f2d10eefdb0c5700288103d0d5

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Asking Eric: My life is frustrating, but even a sigh draws a rebuke from my mother

admin July 8, 2026

After a miserable marriage to a narcissist, she is intolerant of the mildest displays.

Harriette Cole: My partner wants me to be reliant on him, but that’s just not me 0139233f8c854ca253912d1b9432926f

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Harriette Cole: My partner wants me to be reliant on him, but that’s just not me

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He enjoys the traditional masculine role.

Miss Manners: I’m caught off guard by this question, every time d6e357d2c0c1e09171c3fd5fa0d95fef

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Miss Manners: I’m caught off guard by this question, every time

admin July 8, 2026

I don't want to overshare but I don't want to lie, either.

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Dear Abby: These messages I found on my wife’s computer are killing me

admin July 8, 2026

Plus: My husband throws a tantrum over the slightest inconvenience.

Asking Eric: He said we were barred from his wedding but we got an invitation 348037f2d10eefdb0c5700288103d0d5

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Asking Eric: He said we were barred from his wedding but we got an invitation

admin July 7, 2026

We don't know what we did to make our son so angry.

Harriette Cole: Why should I be chipper just because I work from home? 0139233f8c854ca253912d1b9432926f

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Harriette Cole: Why should I be chipper just because I work from home?

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Harriette Cole: No, I don't commute, but my day is still draining.