Troubleshooter
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My Son is Crazy about His Girlfriend, Who is Very Presumptuous
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a teacher in my 50s. My son, a graduate student who lives alone, began d...
February 9, 2025
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My Husband’s Excessive Attempts to Fight Body Odor are Backfiring
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my late 40s. My husband, who is about the same age as me ...
February 9, 2025
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I’m Single in My 30s and I Feel Hopeless about the Future
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a pharmacist in my late 30s, and I’ve been fully devoted to work since I...
February 2, 2025
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My Physically Disabled Son’s Prospective In-Laws Oppose the Marriage
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 50s, and I need advice about my second son’s marriage. My ...
February 2, 2025
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I Struggle to Look after My Parents, Take Care of My Husband’s Home-Grown Vegetables; Family Indifferent, Do Not Help
I’m a woman in my early 60s. I quit my job to look after my parents. My father is almost fully be...
January 26, 2025
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I’m Worried My Children Aren’t Interested in Marriage Because of Me
I’m a female public servant in my late 50s. My husband and I both worked and have three children,...
January 26, 2025
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I Worry About My Son Who Dropped Out of School and Has No Job
I'm a female part-time worker in my mid-50s suffering from an intractable disease. I would like a...
January 19, 2025
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My Mother Gets Upset and Holds a Knife Saying She Will Die
I’m a female pharmacist in my early 30s. I would like to ask for advice about my mother, who is i...
January 19, 2025
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I Want My Parents to Pay for My Large Birthmark to be Removed
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female office worker in my 20s and have a large birthmark on my face. ...
January 12, 2025
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How Do I Tell My Son About His Estranged Father?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a doctor in my early 40s and a mother of a 3-year-old son who does not k...
January 12, 2025
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My Childhood Bully is Now My Coworker, Still Harassing Me
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 20s. There was a staff reshuffle at my work...
January 5, 2025
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My Mother is Against Me Marrying a Man I Met on a Dating App
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my early 30s. My mother is against me marrying a man whom I m...
January 5, 2025
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I’m Depressed Over Divorce From My Wife, My Father’s Illness
I’m a self-employed man in my early 30s. I divorced my wife earlier this year because she had an ...
December 29, 2024
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My Family Is Shocked as Our Beloved Dog Was Bitten to Death; How Can We Recover from This?
I’m a female public servant in my 40s. My family’s pet dog, which we’ve loved for six years, was ...
December 29, 2024
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My Elderly Father Refuses to Give up His Driver’s License, Even Though He Promised to do so
I’m a female part-time worker in my 40s. My husband is a professor at a university hospital and w...
December 22, 2024
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