I asked him why once and he said he “likes his privacy.” I put it down to his idiosyncrasies but still find it odd.

"Since I have decided not to eat another meal that she has cooked, I do not know how to tell her I am not interested in a ...

Dear Eric: I have been with my boyfriend for 14 years. We live about a 15-minute drive apart. He is widowed and I’m divorced. We both have one adult son. Mine is 31 and his is 40. I haven’t met his ...

Dear Eric: A relatively new friend has invited me to a third dinner at her home, and I do not want to attend. Her first two ...

Dear Eric: I have a few words of encouragement for the young lady whose grandmother had developed dementia (“Loving ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a mother who is disappointed her daughter is relocated and doesn't ...

While living I would feel great joy if I could know that I could count on being buried beside my wife for all of eternity.

All of our children are terribly against our marriage even though both of our spouses were deceased at the time we met.

I suspected he was drunk and probably frustrated from the repeated episodes of our sister’s illnesses and problems ...

Dear Eric: I am writing for advice concerning a 20-year-old problem. I am one of six friends who gather each summer. We are ...

I have two granddaughters from my stepdaughter, Rachel (age 32). I’m very close with both girls and have spent a lot of time ...

Daughter says she wants nothing passed down to her. Does the letter writer still offer her family heirlooms anyway?