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Asking Eric: Unsolicited character critique tanks the whole friendship, but somehow I’m the bad guy
Dear Friend: An unsolicited character critique is not good friend behavior. Now, those who are close to us can sometimes see ...
Asking Eric: When staying at a friend’s home, must I invite her if I go out with other friends?
I have a lot of guilty feelings about not asking her to come but I also would like to see my friends without her if I want to ...
Asking Eric: Now-retired parents’ anxiety reaches new heights
It seems like a classic case of having very little to fill the void of what their careers once were. It makes it exhausting to spend more than a day or two at a time with them, as the ...
Asking Eric: My co-workers are blackmailing the boss, and it’s a mess for all of us
They have been confronted by one co-worker to stop doing their mess in the office, and they were told that everyone, with the ...
Asking Eric: My boss is sleeping with co-workers and creating a toxic workplace
"They have been confronted by one coworker to stop doing their mess in the office and that everyone, with the exception of ...
Asking Eric: I’m a bad friend? Maybe I shouldn’t be her friend at all.
Dear Eric: I have a close friend of more than 40 years who lives in a very large and expensive city. When I travel there, I ...
Asking Eric: I don’t love my mom. That doesn’t make me a sociopath.
Dear Eyes: In your letter, I see your family pushing you to forgive and forget but I don’t see any apology, remorse or amends ...