Looking for advice about how to handle a cultural misunderstanding...or possibly a scam. Not sure how to reconcile the experience and associated feelings, and especially unsure about how to deal with the situation in the most sensitive and informed way. [more inside]
posted on Jul 31, 2008 - 13 answers
My wife and I asked her sister for my wife's wedding dress back. She is refusing to give it to us until we pay her for damage to her car. [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2008 - 58 answers
Imminently divorcing parents, naive and idealistic father, playing therapist to adults - the works. Help me not hate my family! [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2007 - 23 answers
How do I make sure I'm the absolute best son I can be? [more inside]
posted on Nov 9, 2007 - 19 answers 
How to handle my boyfriend's father? [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2007 - 54 answers
I need a script for telling my manipulative mother "no." [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2007 - 22 answers
Help me distance myself from my family (and not feel guilty). [more inside]
posted on Mar 22, 2007 - 17 answers
In a nutshell, my fiancee hates my family. [more inside]
posted on Feb 27, 2007 - 111 answers
I am looking for advice on how to tactfully deal with difficult family members when it comes to my lifestyle. You know there's [more inside]
posted on Jan 10, 2007 - 27 answers
Help me find a good book on mother-teen-age daughter relationships for my wife. [more inside]
posted on Nov 25, 2006 - 5 answers
I've recently turned 28, and am still unmarried. For various reasons, I would prefer to stay single. However, my extended family has other ideas [more inside]
posted on Nov 14, 2006 - 17 answers
Whenever a relationship question is asked, it seems like the answer is always "communicate". Talk to the person, explain what's wrong, establish the communication barrier. I'm not saying the answer is wrong - after all, it's a requisite answer for a reason - but surely, it's easier said than done? [more inside]
posted on Oct 14, 2006 - 12 answers
Relationship Etiquette Filter: I had forgotten that I still have a gift that an ex's mom gave to me several years ago. It supposedly had sentimental value, and I feel weird about keeping it. Will I offend by trying to return it? Oh boy, there's way [more inside]
posted on Aug 16, 2006 - 43 answers
AdviceFilter: I am thinking about starting a new business, but am concerned about maintaining a good work/life balance... [more inside]
posted on Aug 10, 2006 - 5 answers
How do you deal with a family member who constantly inflicts feelings of guilt? [more inside]
posted on Apr 11, 2006 - 29 answers
Fundy-In-Law-Filter: My husband's sister and her husband are hard-core evangelical fundamentalists. We are liberal Episcopalians. This causes a problem every Christmas. What do you say when you get a gift that was clearly meant to make a point? [more inside]
posted on Dec 27, 2005 - 84 answers
My live-in boyfriend and I have been together for six years, and would very much like to get married soon. Our relationship is rock solid. We are both immigrants living in New York City and while we want a low-key wedding both come from backgrounds that value family weddings - while we can keep it small and inexpensive, running off to Vegas would upset a lot of people. Wanting to get married is bringing some unresolved family issues to the forefront . . . . [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2005 - 24 answers
How do I get my relatives to stop bugging me about why I don't have a boyfriend yet? (mi+)
posted on Dec 24, 2004 - 40 answers
Question for step-parents.
My significant other and I both have several children from other marriages. I truly love this person, and their children. But I don't love this person's children anywhere even close to how much I love mine. Just looking at my children breaks my heart, I can never get enough time with them. It's not like my significant other's children aren't great or I don't love them. But there is a big difference in how I love them, compared to my own. My children just don't seem to annoy me the way my significant other's do. Is this a relationship breaker? Does anyone have experience with this?
posted on Dec 2, 2004 - 8 answers
I am getting married this November. My SO and I have a great relationship with her parents and siblings, who live in the same town as we do (actually, she's living with her parents until our wedding). My family is 3,000 miles away from us. Now, I have a job offer that would require us to move about three hours away from her family. We can also stay where we are. Is it a good idea to be in close proximity to family as newlyweds? Is it more important to break away and start out on our own?
posted on Jul 8, 2004 - 17 answers
Dealing with parents: How to say 'no'? They want to make an extended visit beyond anything we find reasonable. More behind the door...
posted on May 20, 2004 - 15 answers
