Asking Eric: After husband’s death, friends ask intrusive questions.
Dear Eric: My husband passed away unexpectedly at a young age. I am a few years younger than he was, so of course it was a ...
Asking Eric: How do I handle intrusive questions about my husband’s death?
If you have a trusted friend or family member who can act as a social buffer for you, or even help you filter out unwanted ...
Asking Eric: College student struggles to keep friends
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Asking Eric: Are my friends just setting boundaries or do they not want to see me anymore?
Dear Exhausted: I write this with the utmost compassion: You are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a ...
Asking Eric: Struggling to stay healthy among many obligations
Dear Exhausted: I write this with the utmost compassion: you are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a ...
Asking Eric: New boyfriend thinks he’s the father, but he’s not
Dear Eric: I am two months pregnant, or so I thought. Three months ago, I met Steve at a concert. Our relationship developed ...
Asking Eric: I keep losing friends and I’m not sure why
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is disappointed that new 'friends' keep disappearing on ...
Asking Eric: I’m feeling burnout from work and home life, what can I do?
"The constant demand for emotional labor has left me with decision fatigue, irritability, headaches and frequent crying ...
Asking Eric: Constant emotional demands on me have left me fatigued, irritable and often in tears
DEAR EXHAUSTED: I write this with the utmost compassion: you are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a deep sympathetic breath in hopes that you’re somewhere right now also ...
Asking Eric: Everyone wants a piece of me, and I’m afraid there’s nothing left but a crying wreck
Dear Exhausted: I write this with the utmost compassion: you are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a deep sympathetic breath in hopes that you’re somewhere right now also ...
Asking Eric: I am exhausted by all of life’s responsibilities
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is emotionally drained from being a parent, spouse, employee and more.
Asking Eric: College student is losing all their friends. ‘Do I talk about my problems too much?’
Dear Eric: I am a college student in my mid-20s, and I keep losing friends. Some friends have ghosted me, some got frustrated with me when I tried to figure out why they ended a friendship with me, ...