Hi, Carolyn: My fiance cheated on me about a month into our engagement. We discussed it extensively, he confessed to having unresolved feelings for his cheating partner, and we decided to indefinitely postpone the wedding…

Hi, Carolyn: Since the pandemic started, we’ve had a family Zoom call every week. It’s three siblings and two cousins and spouses, about half men and half women. The men comment how they would never…

If ever there was a time to get outdoors and burn off pent up energy, this is it.  After a year of COVID-19, a tumultuous election and last month’s brutal cold snap, the timing for…

The Aging With Attitude Regional Expo is going virtual. The two-day event, which covers several bits of information folks should know as they grow older, will be held online April 29-30. Due to COVID-19, all…

Hello, Carolyn: I have two close friends getting married — I’ll be in one of the weddings. From the past few years, I have learned that I get very depressed and down on myself during…

Dear Carolyn: Most of my family members belong to the religion I was raised in, which I have come to view as wrong not just theologically but morally. The religion teaches prejudice and hatred. I…

Iolans Larry and Carol Crawford are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary Sunday. The couple were married on March 14, 1981. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will not be a celebration with family and friends.…

Dear Carolyn: I wrote in for advice on how to disengage gently from our granddaughter whose activity level overwhelms us. My husband and I have mulled over your and others’ suggestions. Water parks and the…

Dear Carolyn: My mother-in-law is 75 and in great shape, yay. She’s also a fat-shamer, harping endlessly on diet and exercise — at least once a day, every day when we visit — and saying…

Most often financial preparedness comes to mind when we think about retirement. There are a lot of variables that can create a big gray area in knowing if you have put enough back to live…