Asking Eric: I’m married but have developed a crush

Dear Eric: I need you to smack me upside the head. I’m married with two young kids. For some reason, I’ve developed a huge crush on a guy who works at my local supermarket. This is eating me alive! I hate that I feel this way. I think about him all the time, he’s popped up in my dreams, and I find myself looking for him when I go to the market. I know that logically this is so irrational and irresponsible, but I can’t seem to shake these emotions. I want it to end. Do I stop shopping at this place until I can get my act together? How do I make these feelings go away?

Asking Eric: Sister-in-law loaded car with valuables after funeral

Dear Eric: My spouse’s last living parent died, and the estate needed to be divided equally between all of the siblings. Sister loaded up her car with many valuable items before making her way back home after the funeral. That annoyed the other siblings, as these items should have been part of the estate accounting to be divided, but they didn’t confront her.

Asking Eric: I don’t understand why I was demoted

Dear Eric: I work in the public sector in a job that makes me well known in my field of work and well known in the community where I work, but not where I live which is a few towns away. I was recently demoted. My colleagues are stumped as to the real reason why, as am I. This has been a hot topic in my field and the outpouring of outrage and kindness has been overwhelming.