Dear Overwhelmed: I don’t want to sound flippant here, but if they’re insulted by you stating that you’re at capacity and can’t host six (maybe more) people, that’s on them. The solution is not to continue to bear the burden.

I’m trying very hard to be graceful and grateful for any gift from my husband, but I want to throw these at him.

Better to reach out to him directly and ask him not to wear something that invites political discussion to your party. Now, of course, he can decline. Depending on what he’s planning on wearing and what you think might happen as a result, you can decide if this is not the gathering for him.

She stalks my social media page and questions me about my teaching schedule, collaborations, associations and inflates our friendship status behind my back.

Dear Overwhelmed: I don’t want to sound flippant here, but if they’re insulted by you stating that you’re at capacity and can’t host six (maybe more) people, that’s on them. The solution is not to continue to bear the burden.

Letter writer’s husband fathered a child and kept it a secret for five years. Now, he’s asking her to raise the child as her own.

Is there any way to politely ask a family member if they were notified that I donated to the charity of their choice?

Nearly three years ago, I let my sister know my husband had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. For reasons I don’t understand, she cut off contact with us other than an

The father and your answer were spot on. I went through a period of feeling unmoored after I found out. I always knew my mother was adopted — no blood relatives save her on the maternal side — now it turned out my father’s blood relatives weren’t my blood relatives.

Dear Eric: I completed yoga teacher training (YTT), and I told only my family. The studio posted pics on social media, and I was in one pic. Within hours, Sue, a coworker, sent me a screenshot of the post and asked if it was me. I confirmed.

Dear Eric: My husband “Bob” and I celebrated our 30th anniversary this past spring. He has many wonderful qualities, but he’s also a “lone wolf” who very rarely asks for my input or help. A few months before he retired, I discovered he’d gone on a hike with a young, pretty coworker.