You were completely right to keep the guest list limited to those you intended to invite. Not only is a day-of ask hard ...

Because a couple of your friends made the ask, as opposed to one, it’s a good idea to talk about it one-on-one outside of the ...

Because a couple of your friends made the ask, as opposed to one, it’s a good idea to talk about it one-on-one outside of the ...

After reclaiming Christmas through a special dinner with chosen family, a reader wonders how to politely set guest list ...

What’s an appropriate response? Should I get angry? Should I question her motives? Should I be supportive to her? Should I ...

Dear Eric: Yesterday I rode my bicycle to the Newport Beach City Hall to get a new parking pass for my car. I was standing ...

A 72-year-old retired lawyer was mistaken at the post office for being homeless. How should he have responded to the woman ...

M. Gessen is an Opinion columnist for The Times. They won a George Polk Award for opinion writing in 2024. They are the ...

Dear Eric: I don’t know if this is an issue with others, or if I’m just over-sensitive. My partner and I have several pets and we’ve been together for many years. She frequently gushes to them “I LOVE ...

I know that the calendar tells me it’s Feb. 14 … Valentine’s Day. And if, by chance, you happen to be reading this column, it will already be Feb. 15, even though the newspaper indicates at the top of ...

Imagine spending nearly every moment with the same person: living together, working together, and rarely apart.