Asking Eric: How much should we give as a wedding gift?
Dear Eric: With wedding season coming up, please settle a long-time debate between my husband and myself. I'm OK with giving more money to close family and friends, people we...
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Asking Eric: Should I keep sending gifts?
Dear Eric: I am at a loss as to how to proceed. I don't get it. My middle grandson has a birthday soon. What am I to do?
Asking Eric: How do we gracefully say no?
Dear Eric: Every week we receive invitations to have dinners, lunches or coffee with many of them. We love them and wish them well, but now we're tired and our...
Asking Eric: I’ve heard enough of this
Dear Eric: You might have to know more than is conveyed in a letter or email but wonder if you have ever had one where that seemed like the best/only...
Asking Eric: Should we try to help them financially?
Dear Eric: We are not rich, but our financial adviser said we should be in good shape even with our travels if we stay on budget.
Asking Eric: Inheriting this house would be a burden
Dear Eric: We have tried to bring up the subject of selling the house and using some of the money for her own care, but she refuses. The end result...
Asking Eric: Traveling for the holidays has become difficult
Dear Eric: When my family's children were young, they mostly traveled the 200 miles to visit for holidays. Now the children are older, and have jobs, friends et cetera. The...
Asking Eric: When is jewelry an appropriate gift?
Dear Eric: Is it appropriate for a woman to give jewelry to a man who is engaged to someone else? I'm not talking about a watch; I mean an expensive...
Asking Eric: Husband is on a downward spiral
Dear Eric: I have been married for 20 years. My husband has been on a downward spiral for the last five years. He bought a motorcycle at that time, and...
Asking Eric: Sister shared hateful beliefs about me
Dear Eric: Three years ago, my older sister sent me a book that stated that gay people are satanic, Marxist pedophiles. I am gay and wrote her back asking if...