Advice for Life

Mature mother and daughter in a disagreement at their shared home. Image by Katie Nesling
Advice for Life

Shared Home Becomes a Battleground

Daughter wants to move on, mom wants to stay

By R. Eric Thomas | August 15, 2025
A woman's tennis bracelet, like this one on a woman's arm with white roses in the background, went to an undeserving beneficiary in the will. Image by Nattaputch Techarsititwong
Advice for Life

Undeserving Beneficiary in His Wife’s Will

Can the husband withhold the valuable diamond tennis bracelet

By R. Eric Thomas | August 8, 2025
An uninscribed gravestone, ready for married couples names. A happy husband wants to be buried with his second wife, but he suspects the stepkids will object. Should they be able to dictate the parents’ burial plans?
Advice for Life

Can Stepkids Dictate Parents’ Burial Plans?

Happy husband fears they will reject his wishes

By R. Eric Thomas | August 8, 2025
A granddaughter whispering into her grandmother's ear, both happy. By Photographerlondon. Used with article on turf wars over grandmothers' names
Advice for Life

Turf Wars Over Grandmothers’ Names

The ‘real’ grandmother says she’s the only Nonna

By R. Eric Thomas | August 1, 2025
A young woman in bed with her disinterested partner behind her. By Dmitry Marchenko. The mother is concerned about her daughter's abusive boyfriend.
Advice for Life

Daughter’s Abusive Boyfriend

Should the other intervene?

By R. Eric Thomas | July 25, 2025
A sad, contemplative woman in her living room, after she's being forced to forgive by her family. Image by Lacheev
Advice for Life

Forced to Forgive and Forget

‘I don’t want their toxicity touching my life’

By R. Eric Thomas | July 18, 2025
A collection of greeting cards, appropriate for the question: How long should you keep greeting cards?
Advice for Life

How Long to Keep Greeting Cards

Is it all in the heart of the receiver?

By R. Eric Thomas | July 4, 2025
A last will and testament in the foreground, with a couple in the background. A couple disagrees over what to leave to adult children who are estranged. An inheritance talks, but what’s the right message to send? Advice columnist Eric Thomas weighs in.
Advice for Life

An Inheritance Talks

Couple split over the message their last will and testament should send

By R. Eric Thomas | June 27, 2025
Lazy retired man watching TV in the dark room - the retired husband has changed. Image by Andrei Lysenko
Advice for Life

Her Retired Husband Has Changed for Worse

And his wife is struggling to maintain her sanity

By R. Eric Thomas | June 20, 2025
adult children fight at a family gathering. Image by ChatGPT
Advice for Life

Adult Children Fight at Family Gatherings

What’s a father to do?

By R. Eric Thomas | June 13, 2025

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