Dear Eric: I am the stepmother to two great young men. Their father and I have been together since they were teenagers. When they were young, it was a difficult but necessary position for me to be in ...

If you’ve ever noticed the calming effect certain types of music have on you, you’re not alone. Music—especially classical or acoustic guitar—can bring out the Zen in just about anyone, cats included.

Remember when you were five years old and didn't care one bit about what people thought about you? When all you had to worry about was sharing your toys, what was going to happen next on SpongeBob, ...

DEAR ERIC: We have given Christmas gifts to eight of our son’s friends since middle school. I recently retired and do not make the kind of money I used to. I want to tactfully tell them that I love ...

Dear Eric: For the last 45 years or so I’ve hosted Thanksgiving for my family. I’ve had as many as 25 people. My sister has two sons, and they’ve always stayed with me. Quite frankly, it’s now an ...

Games Cool Shirtz had one goal and one goal only when it came to creating the Minecraft collaboration: To design clothes people can wear 'not just to represent the game, but to become it' Survival & ...

Dear Eric: My cousin recently passed away after a long hospitalization. We were very close. I sent a sympathy card with money to the family, but I was sent the money back. I have never heard of this ...

Asking Eric: I know it sounds petty, but I won’t let my sick friend talk to me like this Asking Eric: My husband’s family sings so badly that they’ve ruined music for me We live in a hot climate, so I ...

Dear Eric: My husband of more than 20 years gives me slipper socks with grippy soles. I hate them! Related Articles Asking Eric: My own husband mooches expensive meals off me Asking Eric: I’m banned ...

Either you’ve lived it, or you’ve heard about it from friends: the endless job search, featuring hundreds of applications sent. Maybe one or two companies reply . . . that end up being bots. It can ...

"I find it to be very self-important and cheap of them," one wedding guest wrote in a Reddit post Getty A wedding guest shared on Reddit that she was "shocked" when the bride and groom requested ...