/lifeadvice/carolynhax/ en-us Copyright 2013 ArcaMax Publishing Dear Carolyn: I'm a newlywed and sometimes I get unnerved (by problems in other marriages). Is it stupid to ask how not to end up in a bad situation? I love my husband very much and I would really like...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1320838 May/18/2013 Dear Carolyn: I have a longtime friend who I once considered a "best friend." We connect at the heart, and have relied on each other a lot over the years. Several years back, she went through a tough professional transition and completely cut...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1320451 May/17/2013 Dear Carolyn: Our son's 5th birthday is next week. A birthday party will make for an enormous amount of presents, and we have this problem at Christmas, too. This year, I would like to have our son ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1320035 May/16/2013 Dear Carolyn: I live with my boyfriend in his elderly mom's paid-for vacation home. She comes to visit a few times a year for a few days each time, and we are expected to provide meals and entertain her. I'm totally OK with this. When she's ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1319494 May/15/2013 Dear Carolyn: My wife is an avid reader and enjoys a lot of different types of books. Among them are series usually geared towards teenagers, like "The Hunger Games" or "Twilight." Before the premier ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1318921 May/14/2013 Dear Carolyn: My parents are getting divorced, which wouldn't have surprised me 10 or 20 years ago, but by now I thought they were fine with the status quo. How do I begin to build a (long-distance) ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1318327 May/13/2013 Dear Carolyn: Sometimes I think I'd like someone to rescue me from my life -- someone to make it so I don't have to work anymore, and I just sit back and not think about anything serious or responsible. I know this comes from having always ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1317749 May/12/2013 Hi, Carolyn: Five months ago I met the guy I think I am going to marry (hooray!). We are great for each other in so many ways, and we have a great time together and I love him. He's even talking about ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1317259 May/11/2013 Dear Carolyn: My husband and I are newlyweds. He had a long-term relationship with a woman who turned out to be married. When they first started dating, she lied to him about her marital status. He eventually found out but, by that point, had ...

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]]> http://www.arcamax.com/carolynhax/s-1316885 May/10/2013 Dear Carolyn: A column of yours on breakups (http://wapo.st/RLguXT) brought up some really good points -- the big one being, if you're dissatisfied with a relationship, don't fake it because you don't ...

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