Dear Eric: By choice, I’m a single middle-aged adult with no kids. I’m an only child as well so I don’t have a lot of close family. I’ve managed to create a small but strong circle of friends.

DEAR ERIC: I have remained close with my college roommate, Chris, for 45 years. Life has not been easy for her due to various health issues which I believe all stem from her unhealthy eating habits.

Dear Eric: Last August, my husband and I told his niece that we would help with her daughter’s college expenses. We sent $2,000 to the college for the first semester. We received a thank-you text from ...

Dear Eric: My dad passed away three years ago. He lived about 10 hours away from me but near my sister. Sis and Dad have always been close. I had an OK relationship with both of them, though she and I ...