My neighbors and clerks in our local grocery store know I hang out with “Patty.” Sometimes Patty and I shop together. She’s ...

Talk to her about the store and then ask her, without judgment, if she needs help. Point out what you’ve noticed and, if need ...

it's exhausting to spend more than a day or two at a time with them, as the ticks and ruminations start mounting ...

Dear Eric: I play cards weekly with a group. One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her ...

"One of the women sometimes chews gum during our games, noisily and with her mouth open. This is worse than fingernails on a ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is somewhat conflicted about staying with a friend when ...

Dear Eric: I have a close friend of more than 40 years who lives in a very large and expensive city. When I travel there, I ...

They have been confronted by one co-worker to stop doing their mess in the office, and they were told that everyone, with the ...

Dear Eric: I work at a small bank with nine coworkers, including myself. We have a dilemma going on in the office. The ...