We like to think that marriage within the family is a great way to expand on family and build new relationships, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes the person we feel happy for ends up stabbing ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old niece married a 45-year-old man with two teenage kids in a small ceremony. I have always been close with her. My sister and my niece have had a somewhat up-and-down ...

Dear Eric: My 35-year-old niece married a 45-year-old man with two teenage kids in a small ceremony. I have always been close with her. My sister and my niece have had a somewhat up-and-down ...

My sister “Clarissa” has been divorced from her ex for five years. They have two kids: my niece, “Bella,” who is 12, and my nephew, “James,” who is 9. The problem is that Clarissa is in the habit of ...

Dear Eric: Our niece (my husband’s brother’s daughter) is expecting her first child. While we are very happy for her, the way she announced her news, and some of her past actions, have affected my ...

Dear Eric: My sister stopped speaking to me because I didn’t attend the wedding of her daughter, my niece. Every year I purchase very expensive seats for my husband and I to attend a two-day concert, ...

Dear Eric: Our niece (my husband’s brother’s daughter) is expecting her first child. While we are very happy for her, the way she announced her news, and some of her past actions, have affected my ...

Dear Eric: My sister stopped speaking to me because I didn’t attend the wedding of her daughter, my niece. Every year I purchase very expensive seats for my husband and I to attend a two-day concert, ...