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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend’s big sister will ‘throw a fit’ if he gets engaged first

His big sister promises to throw a fit if he gets engaged before she does. Do he and his partner proceed with their plans anyway?

By Carolyn HaxJune 16, 2024

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Need advice? Join columnist Carolyn Hax’s weekly chat (June 21 | 12 p.m. ET)

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.

By Carolyn HaxJune 21, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Abusive ex got therapy, but their son still won’t give him a chance

Now that abusive ex-husband has had therapy, this letter writer wonders how much to advocate on his behalf with their son.

By Carolyn HaxJune 15, 2024

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Carolyn Hax chat: My parents don’t respect my puppeteer boyfriend

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.

By Carolyn HaxJune 14, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: She’s in her 40s and thriving, yet craves her parents’ approval

She’s in her 40s and has the trappings of success. So why is she scrambling to hide a new tattoo from her judgy parents?

By Carolyn HaxJune 14, 2024

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Granddaughter’s fantasy novel name causes tension. Give advice to this Hax question.

Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiJune 13, 2024

The Best of Carolyn Hax

The best Carolyn Hax columns about estrangement

A roundup of the best Carolyn Hax advice about estrangement.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiNovember 15, 2023

The best Carolyn Hax columns about becoming an adult

We’ve rounded up the best Carolyn Hax columns about becoming an adult.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiOctober 9, 2023

The best Carolyn Hax columns about going on vacation

The best Carolyn Hax columns about going on vacation.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiJune 3, 2024

The best Carolyn Hax columns about in-laws

A roundup of the best Carolyn Hax columns about in-laws from over the years.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiJune 27, 2023

The best Carolyn Hax wedding columns

Getting through being a bridesmaid with a broken heart, being invited to your ex's wedding, fielding parents' emotions about planning, and other wedding problems.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiMay 15, 2023

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Carolyn Hax: She’s worried her boyfriend sees her as a sex maid

She worries her boyfriend sees her as a sex maid since he pays the rent and expects her to do all the chores.

By Carolyn HaxJune 13, 2024

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Dad insists on lectures that drive teens away. Hax readers give advice.

Husband is so adamant about his duty to lecture their teens into adulthood that the kids are now “avoiding him completely.”

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiJune 12, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: How to curb a ‘growing dislike’ of nephew’s new wife?

The letter writer’s nephew recently wed his pregnant girlfriend. After four or five etiquette strikes, is it wrong to call her “out”?

By Carolyn HaxJune 12, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Now that she’s the mother-in-law, she sees no need for boundaries

She set firm boundaries with her mother-in-law but can’t understand her son and his wife’s boundaries with her.

By Carolyn HaxJune 11, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Spouse feels blindsided after overhearing husband’s therapy session

A letter writer accidentally overheard husband’s therapy session, and can’t unhear the “really negative, hurtful things.”

By Carolyn HaxJune 10, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Battle with teen stepson gets physical over posting cruel photos

Her stepson wouldn’t stop posting unflattering photos of her online, and things got physical when she wrested his phone away.

By Carolyn HaxJune 9, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Stay-at-home mom worries about the example she’s setting for kids

Do kids develop harmful gender expectations when they have a stay-at-home mom and a working dad?

By Carolyn HaxJune 8, 2024

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Carolyn Hax chat: Mother-in-law ‘bawled violently’ after finding out we don’t want kids

Advice columnist Carolyn Hax answers your questions about the strange train we call life.

By Carolyn HaxJune 7, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Teen brother moved in for his safety but puts their budget at risk

A young adult brother is living with them to escape his dad’s abuse — with painful consequences for their food supply.

By Carolyn HaxJune 7, 2024

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Dad insists on lectures that drive teens away. Give advice to this Hax question.

Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiJune 6, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Spouse no-shows promised support for sick stay-at-home parent

A stay-at-home parent with “a fairly serious illness” was promised spousal support, but got delays and excuses instead.

By Carolyn HaxJune 6, 2024

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Book club member hijacks every conversation. Hax readers give advice.

Some book club members consider starting another club without one chatty reader.

By Carolyn Hax and Haben KelatiJune 5, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Ex offered son a loan — with strings that could trip up the family

Ex offered their son a sweet loan to buy a house, but on one condition: He can’t tell his sister, who isn’t getting the deal.

By Carolyn HaxJune 5, 2024

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Carolyn Hax: Is it worth proposing with a simple, ‘subpar’ engagement ring?

A reader plans to propose to much-wealthier girlfriend, and worries the gesture will “lose something” with a simple ring.

By Carolyn HaxJune 4, 2024