Advice
Miss Manners: We bought this elderly couple’s home, but they still want visitation rights
The elderly couple we bought our home from is requesting we send photos and allow...
Asking Eric: Daughter living the high life while mom struggles
Dear Eric: Iâm a 52-year-old mother and grandmother. My daughter and granddaughter live with me...
Ask a real estate pro: Am I responsible for water damage caused by tenant?
A reader asks real estate lawyer Gary Singer: My tenant added a water filter to...
Asking Eric: After 50 years, we got divorced. But I still want to visit my ex-wife’s family
A reader tells Eric that he and his wife got divorced after 50 years and...
Miss Manners: My sister’s laundry habits leave her son smelling like a wet dog
Her sister always leaves wet clothes in the washing machine for too long. The resulting...
Miss Manners: I enjoy going to open houses in my neighborhood, but my sister says it’s rude
A reader tells Miss Manners that she goes to open houses in her neighborhood to...
Asking Eric: Daughter suspicious of momâs ‘tax benefit’ wedding
Dear Eric: My mom and her partner have been together for 20 years. This winter,...
Miss Manners: Are we supposed to pretend we donât see our not-fully-dressed neighbors?
When we walk through our retirement community early in the morning, we often briefly pass...
Asking Eric: My relatives seem to want nothing to do with me. So why do they keep sending me gifts?
Since the pandemic, I have a few relatives I hardly ever see. They hardly acknowledge...
Asking Eric: My older husband wonât use memory tools, and it makes me anxious
My older husband is experiencing age-related memory loss but he won't use the tools and...