Asking Eric: How can I lose weight without paying for a program that’s basically a public weigh-in?

DEAR ERIC: Like many people, my weight yo-yos. Over the decades, I have joined many weight-loss programs and got to my target weight on each (with 100 pounds being the most loss at one time). I stick ...

Asking Eric: Should I get his number?

A couple of months ago, at a party hosted by a friend – let’s call him Jaxsen – I met this guy. We talked briefly, and he ...

Asking Eric: ‘Accountability buddy’ could be key to keeping lost weight from coming back

If you don't want to pay for a weight loss system, having someone to share goals and accountability may pay off.
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Asking Eric: Family still signs deceased son’s name on holiday card

Dear Eric: I get a holiday card from a family consisting of a mom, dad and daughter. They also have a son that died in ...

Asking Eric: Hotel’s happy holiday hugger makes for uncomfortable stay

Dear Eric: For Christmas my husband and I travel a few hours and stay at a hotel near our son’s family. There is a man that ...

Asking Eric: I worked hard to become less of a ‘handful’ for ex, then he goes and does this

Dear Eric: I was in a relationship for 21 years until my ex had a baby on me and I left him. During my relationship with my ...

Asking Eric: I called him when I left work and he said I was too late, he was back with his ex

Dear Eric: I was in a relationship for 21 years until my ex had a baby with another woman and I left him. During breaks in my ...

Asking Eric: Friend wants to ‘divorce’ friend’s boorish husband

A woman wants to preserve a valued friendship but struggles because her friend’s husband dominates conversations and makes ...

Asking Eric: No one should mock you for your hearing loss, and there’s help out there

Dear Eric: I’m deaf, gradually lost my hearing and got a cochlear implant in December 1994. I wanted to respond to “ Hearing Jokes ”, a person with hearing loss whose hearing-impaired siblings staged ...

Asking Eric: How do I tell the hotel worker to stop hugging guests?

Dear Eric: For Christmas, my husband and I travel a few hours and stay at a hotel near our son’s family. There is a man that works there readying the breakfast buffet. Each Christmas, he gets dressed ...