If you've ever been deceived by someone close to you, you'll understand just how painful it can be. It's not simply the deception itself that stings when revealed, but depending on the duration they ...

Dear Eric: I’m writing because something bad happened to my friend and I might have been able to prevent it. On my friend’s 21st birthday we met up at a party and started drinking. She drank a lot but ...

Dear Eric: My son’s second wife is trying to keep him away from me and not allow me to see his triplet daughters. She is not the children’s mother. Before his current marriage, he and another woman ...

Earlier this year, I asked my best friend, “Macy,” to be my maid of honor. We’ve been close since college -- over a decade -- and I never imagined anyone else in that role. At first, she seemed ...

Question: “I’m 75 years old and the IRS has caused me a lot of anxiety I think could have been avoided. I want to fire my preparer and my financial adviser because I feel like it will take a while for ...

I recently learned that I’m going to become a grandparent for the very first time. Beyond what I’ll be called — Grumpy is the frontrunner — I’m thinking a lot about how I can set my grandchild up for ...