Troubleshooter
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My Husband is Extraordinarily Strict with our Daughter, Who is Struggling in School
I’m a part-time worker in my 40s. I have a husband the same age as me, a daughter in junior high ...
December 21, 2025
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My Son and Father Constantly Fight; I’m Worried Something Serious Might Happen
I’m a female company employee in my 40s. I got divorced a few years ago and now live at my parent...
December 14, 2025
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I’m Tired of My Mother’s Self-Centered, Abusive Behavior
My mother and father, who are the same age, live together in the next town over. When my children...
December 14, 2025
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I Still Resent My Father-In-Law 20 Years after He Died
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 70s. Although my father-in-law died more than 20 years ago...
December 7, 2025
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I’ve Broken Up with My Girlfriend, but We Still Live Together
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male company employee in my 30s. I started living with my girlfriend a...
December 7, 2025
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My Daughter No Longer Speaks to Me, But I Want to See Her and My Grandchild
I’m a self-employed woman in my 60s, and I have three children.
My son took over the fami...
November 30, 2025
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My Daughter is Fed Up Living in Single-Father Family, Ran Away to Stay with Her Boyfriend
I’m a male company employee in my 40s. I got divorced 10 years ago due to personality differences...
November 30, 2025
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My Family Business Faces Closure. Should I Pack up My Life and Head Back Home?
I’m a female part-time worker in my 40s. My parents have been running a printing company in a reg...
November 23, 2025
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I’ve Never Lived by Myself and I Think It’s Affecting My Marriage Chances
I’m a male company employee in my 30s. I wonder if I haven’t been able to get married because I h...
November 23, 2025
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My Father’s Cooking Is Terrible, and the Joy Has Gone from Eating
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female college student in my teens. I don’t like my father, mainly bec...
November 16, 2025
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I’ve Never Had Romantic Feelings for My Boyfriend or Anyone. Should We Break Up?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 20s working as a receptionist, and I’ve never been in love...
November 16, 2025
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My Daughter Lies Like It’s Nothing; How Should I Deal with Her?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time employee in my 50s and a mother of three daughters. Recently...
November 9, 2025
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My Fiance’s Parents Dislike Me and My Parents
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female office worker in my 20s. I have a fiance, and we have already m...
November 9, 2025
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My Son and His Wife Won’t Let Me See My Grandchild as Often as I Would Like
I’m a female part-time worker in my 50s. My second son’s wife gave birth to my first grandchild a...
November 2, 2025
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Husband Changed Jobs without Talking to Me, but Refuses to Discuss Finances
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female office worker in my 30s. I had a child last year, and my husban...
October 26, 2025
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