Part of this, I’m sure, is rooted in concern for your niece. It’s hard to enjoy ourselves when we see our loved ones suffer.

Dear Eric: My husband of almost 57 years said to me for the very first time “I don’t want to talk about it.” He is 77 and I ...

Dear Eric: I am a 62-year-old woman engaged to a 59-year-old man. We have been together for eight years. He is my best friend ...

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He has had some intermittent blindness; his sight is back to normal after a few hours. I’ve asked him what his doctor has ...

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Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about partying. We attended both their sons’ weddings. Yet I still feel ...

DEAR ERIC: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with ...

Dear Eric: I am a 75-year-old professional woman married to a great 74-year-old Ph.D. who works in Pharma and has no desire to retire. We have a very good marriage, but I am struggling with ...

Dear Eric: My son, his wife and my grandchild live with her parents. The problem is that her parents have so much clutter and mess around it’s awful. I worry about my grandchild being around this.

DEAR ERIC: My son, his wife and my grandchild live with her parents. The problem is that her parents have so much clutter and mess around it’s awful. I worry about my grandchild being around this.

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