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Advice Columns
Dear Annie: Let freedom ring on Independence Day
'Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out.'
Asking Eric: How to handle old friends’ flattering comments
Start your mornings with Asking Eric.
Asking Eric: Navigating the emotional rollercoaster of self-publishing success
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Dear Abby: No, you do not have to go to a wedding just because you were invited
'Can I decline the invitation?'
Dear Abby: Delusional daughter flies off the handle at the smallest slight
'My daughter then began yelling and cursing and threw us out of her house.'
Everyday Cheapskate: Here’s what to do when you get an unwanted gift
There is a right way to navigate this.
Miss Manners: Responding to pressure about engagement timelines
Keep your manners.
Miss Manners: Responding to a hostess’s descriptions of party preparations
Keep your manners.
Dear Annie: You do not know the struggle of single-parenthood
'Ten years ago, I became a single parent.'
Asking Eric: How to communicate your readiness to skeptical supporters
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Asking Eric: Communicating the importance of family support to friends
Start your mornings with Asking Eric.
Dear Abby: Fiance calls off wedding after fight, but still wants to be together
'Should we break up?'