Dear Eric: Friends of ours, who live on the other side of the country, have a daughter who is a senior in college in the same town we live in. It’s not uncommon for the daughter to spend holidays like Thanksgiving, or the occasional weekend, with us.
Dear Eric: Fast-forward 20 years and we started hanging out again. Girl stuff like going out for lunch. Recently I’ve realized that, as nice as she is, I just don’t enjoy her company.
Dear Eric: Every time an issue comes up, whether it’s the landlord knocking on the door or someone else, he comes running to me to deal with it and I am fed up with it.
Dear Eric: I have always been close with my only siblings, my twin sister (67) and our brother (72). But sis and bro have had many issues over the past few years and bro chooses to distance himself from her. I feel like I’ve always been the family matriarch and arbitrator.
Dear Eric: My husband has told our kids they cannot have any friends inside of our home. They can play in the front yard and that is it.
Dear Eric: For about 20 years, my husband and I and our two boys, when they were younger, plus a dog, traveled usually by car to visit my sisters. They never visited us.
Dear Eric: A little over a year ago, I learned through a mutual friend that my brother has an incurable cancer – the kind that is hereditary and would place me at a significantly elevated risk.
Dear Eric: I have met many wonderful people but have a problem getting close with anyone. Any suggestions?
Dear Eric: When we first got together, he was very much open to marriage and kids, but it seems that this has changed, even though he has not clearly expressed this to me.
Dear Eric: The hot water waste is incredible, it’s left running while the person talks and tells stories. And they’re slow to boot.