Advice for Life

A holiday table of food and drink, by Mirko Vitali. Used with an article on a party pooper who criticizes food and drink choices at parties.
Advice for Life

Party Pooper Criticizes Food and Drink Choices

And not just any party pooper – it’s her brother

By R. Eric Thomas | November 21, 2025
A woman brings a turkey to the Thanksgiving table. The man's bushy nose hair spoils the dinner for some.
Advice for Life

Bushy Nose Hair Spoils Thanksgiving

An annual guest feels no need to trim the unruly strands

By R. Eric Thomas | November 14, 2025
A DNA revelation: a man opens an envelope showing he isn't the father. By Kuprevich
Advice for Life

DNA Reveals His Kids Aren’t His

What defines a family?

By R. Eric Thomas | November 11, 2025
Sad middle-aged woman wants to know, is there a cure for sadness? Image: Tatyana Gladskikh
Advice for Life

Is There a Cure for Sadness?

Struggling with depression and fear of death

By R. Eric Thomas | November 7, 2025
Thanksgiving table. By Emily Lee. This overwhelmed holiday hostess has had it – it’s not just Thanksgiving dinner, but extended family members expect to stay at her house as well.
Advice for Life

Overwhelmed Holiday Hostess

After 45 years of hosting Thanksgiving, she wants to cut back

By R. Eric Thomas | October 31, 2025
A senior woman on the phone. Used with column on multitasking phone conversations.
Advice for Life

Annoyed by Multitasking Phone Conversations

Should she just be grateful that they are calling?

By R. Eric Thomas | October 24, 2025
A box for ashes, for column on when no one wants the cremains
Advice for Life

Pawning Off the Cremains

No one seems to want the box of ashes

By R. Eric Thomas | October 17, 2025
A mother and daughter or daughter-in-law talking lovingly outside. For article on mother-in-law names.
Advice for Life

Mother-in-Law Names Quandary

The future mother-in-law wants to approach the topic lovingly

By R. Eric Thomas | October 10, 2025
A woman frustrated at what she sees on her laptop computer, perhaps expressing her online dating woes. Image by Elnur
Advice for Life

Tired of Friend’s Online Dating Woes

Dysfunctional searches and declining self-esteem

By R. Eric Thomas | September 26, 2025
A man gardening in peace.
Advice for Life

Gardening in Peace: Do Not Disturb

How can a man tactfully stop his neighbors’ chatter?

By R. Eric Thomas | September 19, 2025

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