Money can complicate even the closest relationships, especially when family, gifts, and expectations collide. Some rise above these differences, while others let them create distance and hurt. A ...
My husband’s sister is going through a difficult time: She made some choices that led to her losing her job and may also potentially end her marriage. For now, she and her two middle-school-age kids ...
Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Care and Feeding readers, I’m Arionne—your new columnist. I’m mom to an 18-year-old son, ...
Reader Brenda is tired of her husband’s ex-wife using the grandkids as an excuse to come around. Amy and T.J. weigh in on boundaries — at any age. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Getty) I’ve ...
I met my now-husband and father of my children when I was only 19, still a sophomore in college, living with my parents. He was 29, living in a home he owned, operating his own business, and was ...
When our once boisterous household fell silent, I longed to hear the sound of my pet name. By Chidambarakumari Ponnambalam In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where I was born and raised, I was given a ...
Dear Eric: My husband and I have been married for 40 years and have maintained a good relationship with his brothers and sisters, as well as all his nieces and nephews. Within the last year, my ...
We were the only non-couple on the couples cruise. By Kelsey Abkin The cruise ship’s restaurant had wall-to-wall carpet, candles with fake flames and air-conditioning working overtime. I looked down ...