Dear Carolyn: Can a relationship survive if one partner is banned from talking about work at all? I don’t mean blathering on for hours or every day, I mean when one partner can’t even come…

Hi, Carolyn: I recently broke up with my boyfriend after two years of a long-distance relationship. We had also dated as teenagers and dreamed of getting married. In the last few months of our relationship,…

Dear Carolyn: Once they retired, my parents moved to their hometown — a city I have never lived in that is not close. They have been very generous financially with cousins and family members. They…

Dear Carolyn: I seem to get annoyed with overly nice people. For example, one co-worker goes out of their way to be nice to everyone, trying to be a best friend to subordinates, but when…

The following first appeared Oct. 13, 2010. Dear Carolyn: Please help me come to terms with the fact that, less than one year after breaking up with me because I wanted to get married and…

Carolyn Hax is away. The following first appeared Aug. 6, 2010. Hi, Carolyn: I’ve been seeing a really great guy, “Joe.” The relationship looks like it’s going to jell into something more permanent. He works…

Hi, Carolyn! My wife has a good friend who will soon be married for the third time. Her first two marriages ended in divorce. The woman’s soon-to-be husband will also be married for the third…

Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My mother-in-law, 71, has always suffered from severe anxiety and hasn’t honestly admitted this to herself. She now has a serious health diagnosis where she’ll be undergoing treatments…

Adapted from an online discussion. Hey, Carolyn: My ex and I (no kids) are still great friends after our split. Luckily for us, we still got along and didn’t want to take it out on…

Social media brings both advantages and drawbacks, with particular concerns for young people. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy highlights in his “Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health” that children ages 10 to 19…