Advice for Life

Mean old lady looks sourly at the camera: mother-in-law issues. By Alberto Jorrin Rodriguez
Advice for Life

Mother-in-Law Issues Continue

Even after more than 30 years of marriage

By R. Eric Thomas | March 6, 2026
A woman on her phone, always the planner for getting together with friends. Nenitorx
Advice for Life

Always the Planner and So Over It

Why must she always be the one reaching out?

By R. Eric Thomas | February 27, 2026
A woman with cancer diagnosis sits in a wheelchair and looks mournfully out of the window. A woman is concerned about her longtime friend’s cancer diagnosis, but the friend’s aggressive reactions to her inquiries are damaging the friendship. Advice columnist Eric Thomas weighs in.
Advice for Life

With Cancer Diagnosis, Family Hurts Need Healing

Is there a way to regain positive contact?

By R. Eric Thomas | February 20, 2026
An older male sugar daddy puts on a younger woman's necklace. By Volodymyr Tverdokhlib
Advice for Life

Am I a Sugar Daddy?

The 28-year age gap could be a clue

By R. Eric Thomas | February 13, 2026
A lonely woman at her window at home, in her search for connection
Advice for Life

Loneliness and a Search for Connection

After losing closer friends to death or moves, a woman is at a loss

By R. Eric Thomas | February 6, 2026
Man with hearing loss is avoiding getting hearing aids. Image by Thodonal.
Advice for Life

Criticism for Avoiding Hearing Aids

His brothers and his coworkers offer their unsolicited opinions

By R. Eric Thomas | February 6, 2026
The angry daughter-in-law yells at her husband. Creatista
Advice for Life

Is Angry Daughter-in-Law Abusive?

And now, the grandparents are cut off from their son and grandson

By R. Eric Thomas | January 30, 2026
Couple reading in bed, though his bedtime fidgeting can be annoying. By Monkey Business Images
Advice for Life

Her Husband Fidgets at Bedtime – Help!

His fidgeting annoys his wife – her requests to stop annoy him

By R. Eric Thomas | January 23, 2026
It is easy for a person with a dead-end job to be envious of a partner’s work perks when that involves travel to exciting destinations
Advice for Life

Envious of a Partner’s Work Perks

One dead-end job, one with fun travel destinations

By R. Eric Thomas | January 16, 2026
woman in a therapy session dealing with a rocky relationship with her stepdaughter
Advice for Life

Rocky Relationship with Her Stepdaughter

Can the rift be healed?

By R. Eric Thomas | January 2, 2026

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