Asking Eric: How do I handle intrusive questions about my husband’s death?
If you have a trusted friend or family member who can act as a social buffer for you, or even help you filter out unwanted ...
Asking Eric: After husband’s death, friends ask intrusive questions.
Dear Eric: My husband passed away unexpectedly at a young age. I am a few years younger than he was, so of course it was a ...
Asking Eric: College student struggles to keep friends
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Asking Eric: Are my friends just setting boundaries or do they not want to see me anymore?
Dear Exhausted: I write this with the utmost compassion: You are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a ...
Asking Eric: Struggling to stay healthy among many obligations
Dear Exhausted: I write this with the utmost compassion: you are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a ...
Asking Eric: Life has left me feeling drained and overwhelmed
I’m a woman in my late 40s, juggling a multitude of responsibilities that have left me feeling drained and overwhelmed. At ...
Asking Eric: A friend is being nosy about my husband’s unexpected death
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is bothered by a friend being nosy following the unexpected death of their husband.
Why a Japanese Oscar Contender Isn’t Being Shown in Japan
Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary ...
Asking Eric: Everyone wants a piece of me, and I’m afraid there’s nothing left but a crying wreck
Dear Exhausted: I write this with the utmost compassion: you are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a deep sympathetic breath in hopes that you’re somewhere right now also ...
Asking Eric: Constant emotional demands on me have left me fatigued, irritable and often in tears
DEAR EXHAUSTED: I write this with the utmost compassion: you are going through it. I’m sorry and I hear you and I’m taking a deep sympathetic breath in hopes that you’re somewhere right now also ...
Asking Eric: I am exhausted by all of life’s responsibilities
In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is emotionally drained from being a parent, spouse, employee and more.
Asking Eric: I’m in college, but it’s almost impossible to keep friends
Some friends have ghosted me, some got frustrated with me when I tried to figure out why they ended a friendship with me, and some have said that I talk about my problems too much.