My neighbors and clerks in our local grocery store know I hang out with “Patty.” Sometimes Patty and I shop together. She’s ...

Dear Eric: My now-retired parents are terrific people. They’re interesting, kind, hardworking and A++ grandparents. My wife ...

Dear Eric: I play cards weekly with a group. One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her ...

Talk to her about the store and then ask her, without judgment, if she needs help. Point out what you’ve noticed and, if need ...

Dear Friend: Yes. It’s the helpful thing to do and it might lead to a conversation about what else is going on with Patty.

it's exhausting to spend more than a day or two at a time with them, as the ticks and ruminations start mounting ...

Dear Eric: My now-retired parents are terrific people. They’re interesting, kind, hardworking and A++ grandparents. My wife ...

It seems like a classic case of having very little to fill the void of what their careers once were. It makes it exhausting ...

Should I tell her it’s serious that she may not be allowed in there if she doesn’t tone it down? Dear Friend: Yes. It’s the ...

"One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her mouth open. This is worse than fingernails on a ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is somewhat conflicted about staying with a friend when ...

Dear Eric: My now-retired parents are terrific people. They’re interesting, kind, hardworking and A++ grandparents. My wife ...