Asking Eric: Upstairs neighbor has become increasingly difficult
Dear Eric: She is upset that she hears noises from other units. In retaliation, she makes noise so that the rest of us will have to experience what she is...
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Asking Eric: I’m his wife, not his personal assistant
Dear Eric: He will text me at work to order him a coffee from an app on my phone because he forgot to bring his wallet out that day and...
Asking Eric: Husband’s long-ago one-night hookup married his brother
Dear Eric: I'm not sure how to feel. I have been married for 37 years. About 43 years ago my husband (who was not my husband then) had a one-night...
Asking Eric: Son keeps canceling plans
Dear Eric: I have been married nearly 35 years. We and my husband’s family all live a few blocks from each other. My husband’s father passed away a year ago....
Asking Eric: Husband’s increased bathroom time worries me
Dear Eric: This is probably an odd question. A very large percentage of the time, more than 50 percent, when I come home from being out (lunch/shopping/whatever), my husband is...
Asking Eric: New roommate is disrupting my mornings
Dear Eric: I've asked, told and even yelled for him to find something to do while I enjoy the morning the way I like. He stops but within a few...
Asking Eric: Should she tell them about their granddaughter?
Dear Eric: My estranged niece has a 9-year-old daughter whom we love very much. The father was married with children when she was born and died a few days after....
Asking Eric: Grandmom seems jealous of injured grandson
Dear Eric: All of a sudden, she’s helpless and says she can’t get to the kitchen to get her own meals, but she gets there just fine when I make...
Asking Eric: Jealousy flared during missionary work
Dear Eric: Thirty years ago, at the age of 29, I was sent by my missionary organization to South America. There, I met three middle-aged lady volunteers: Mary, Jane and...
Asking Eric: Soon to be ex-husband asking for alimony
Dear Eric: My oldest daughter is going through a rough divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband is asking for alimony, extra expenses and basically putting her through the ringer, because...