But I can’t even set up a doctor’s appointment! This married letter writer wants to become more independent. Start with that college degree, says our elder. Dear EWC Hello,…
How to have a happy marriage
A newlywed wants to know the secret. Here’s what our elder had to say: Speak kindly to one another, pick your battles, and book date nights in your 70s. …
Marriage issues, new work crush
Could these two problems possibly be related? After struggling at home, this letter writer has developed a wandering eye. Try to fix your marriage problems first, says our elder. …
I agreed to be a SAHM…
… but my husband is not stepping up! What can I do? It’s great that you discussed staying at home before you had children, says our elder. But now you…
Fed up of paying for his BF
My husband’s friend keeps hitting him up for money when I am not around. How can I make this stop, asks a letter writer. Our elder advises getting some professional…
He’s AWOL and I’m overreacting?!
A letter writer’s mother-in-law is suspiciously unconcerned when her husband doesn’t come home. What’s really going on here, asks our elder. Dear EWC I am being accused by my mother-in-law…
Do I have to be friends with them?
A letter writer’s husband mentors young women, and now they all want to be friends with her. Our elder advises her where to draw the line. Dear EWC My husband…
He wants to move his mother in!
My husband wants his mother to move in with us and I want to leave. Am I mad, asks a letter writer. Not at all, says our reassuring elder. Dear…
Any advice for a good marriage?
I just got married at 23. Are we supposed to be happy all the time? Marriage isn’t a fairy tale, says our elder. It takes work – but it is…
Should he go to the nudie bar?
Our elder has some wise words for a bride-to-be who is worried about what her fiancé might get up to on his bachelor party. Dear EWC I’m 24 years old…