The sudden death of a partner while expecting a child is so universally understood as awful that I don't think anyone with any other weight to carry is going to get to same kind of sympathy - except perhaps people… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
There is a connection between environment and stress on both ends, with excessive clutter and excessive attention to detail both holding the power to distract us from our ability to love fully, work productively and relax effectively. So, what makes… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
I actually recommend as little actual counting as possible in a life partnership. But, when there's a sense of injustice brewing between you, some… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
There has been, for some reason (or more likely an unfortunate accumulation of reasons) a trend over the past several decades for parents to… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
It takes awareness that it's not only not a bad thing to let others do things their own way, it is in fact an… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
The sudden death of a partner while expecting a child is so universally understood as awful that I don't think anyone with any other… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
I do crosswords when I have time to kill somewhere, and am 100 percent successful on filling in the spots I get stuck on… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, I think the expectation is that birthday girls don't pay. — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
All of us assign different values to things, and not all of those values are going to line up with others'. — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
Don't freight your answers with any notions of what you're "supposed" to do, and just see where your feelings point you. It can feel… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
There's nothing wrong with being happy somewhere, even if it's the little pond you grew up in, as long as you are in fact… — Carolyn Hax Copy Share Image
