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Advice for Life

Changing Decades of Control by Toxic Sister

Woman has had enough of her narcissistic personality

By R. Eric Thomas | September 12, 2025
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

Friend’s Cancer Diagnosis Splinters Friendship

Hurtful comments are driving a wedge

By R. Eric Thomas | September 5, 2025
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Happy Birthday, Sweet 16

What made this 1958 event so memorable?

By Carol Giuliani | September 2, 2025
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Advice for Life

Husband’s Emotional Affair

First it’s over, then it’s not

By R. Eric Thomas | August 29, 2025
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Advice for Life

Upset by a Disrespectful Nurse

Sticks and stones broke his bones, and words hurt, too

By R. Eric Thomas | August 22, 2025
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Boomer’s top picks for the week ahead

By Annie Tobey | August 21, 2025
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What to Do If You Lose Your Job

How to move ahead for immediate and future success

By Jill Schlesinger | August 20, 2025
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Advice for Life

Shared Home Becomes a Battleground

Daughter wants to move on, mom wants to stay

By R. Eric Thomas | August 15, 2025
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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

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