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Earlier this year, Bumble unveiled a new feature dubbed “Opening Moves.” While the popular online dating app previously stood out for only letting women send the first message after a match, the update allows female users to set a question, either from Bumble's preset examples or their own idea, for matches to respond to. For example: “Who...Read more

Dear Anna,

I’ve been working from home for the past year, and like a lot of people, my go-to attire has been pretty relaxed — think joggers, comfy tees and sometimes even PJs if I’m being honest. It’s been a huge adjustment, but I’ve loved the comfort of dressing casually while working from my home office. Recently, though, my ...Read more

Dear Eric: My sister-in-law’s husband passed away several years ago. Over the years, my husband and I only saw them occasionally for holidays. A year after her husband passe d away, she suddenly announced that she would be moving back to her hometown where we reside.

She purchased a home in a 55+ community 15 minutes from our home. As a ...Read more

Dear Eric: My mom and her partner have been together for 20 years. This winter, my mom informed me that, upon the advice of their financial adviser, they’d be getting married this year.

I have zero issues or concerns about the man she’s marrying, but knowing the reason is based on a financial “nudge” for tax bracket purposes, insurance ...Read more

Dear Eric: I recently discovered my husband was messaging/talking to three women through the dating portion of Facebook. I saw messages on his phone from one woman and a phone call for 44 minutes.

I confronted him and he said he was trying to learn how to communicate and he was not cheating.

I decided that if he thought this was OK, then it ...Read more

Dear Eric: I'm in my late 50s, my husband is in his early 70s. While he's always been incredibly intelligent, he has also always had a very poor memory. We believe he might also have ADHD.

As he's aged, his memory and decision-making has worsened. Several years ago, we had him baselined by a neuropsychologist, then re-evaluated twice. His ...Read more

Dear Eric: I am 75; my brother is three years older. I’m dying of Stage 4 renal cancer that has metastasized. Before that, I tried many ways and many times to explain why I didn't like spending time with him.

I don't like the person he is. I didn't like his parenting that was demeaning to his adopted son, nor that he said my stepchildren ...Read more

Dear Eric: I had a stroke in 2017. My husband passed away in 2022. This stroke was quite debilitating for me. I could not walk, sit up or stand.

Little by little, I’ve regained some abilities through hard work and therapy. I still can’t walk at all unless I have an orthotic device on.

My husband was wonderful in so many ways after my ...Read more

Dear Eric: I grew up in a degree of poverty. Most of my friends have done "OK" financially.

All of us but one is now retired and she is hoping to retire soon at age 73. She's continued to work as she's worried about not having sufficient funds during retirement. The other two have to pinch pennies a bit and many decisions are made based upon ...Read more

Dear Anna,

I’m a 25-year-old guy, and a situation at work is making me really uncomfortable. An older, married co-worker recently kissed me and has been dropping hints that she wants to take things further and have an affair. I know I shouldn’t have let that kiss happen. It was dumb and I was caught off guard. I’ve been cheated on in the ...Read more

I field dating questions every week on Instagram on what I’ve dubbed “Ask Erika Monday,” and I recently received a common one that I’ve gotten variations of over and over again. The person asked, “6-7 dates. Everything is going great. I feel I need to know what he wants for our future. Too soon?”

I certainly understand where this is...Read more

Dear Eric: I found out recently that I have a half-sister who lives 15 minutes from me. I have not communicated with her so far.

It looks like the baby was born about 10 months before my parents’ wedding and was put up for adoption by my dad and this other woman.

I think this child called my parents’ house in the early ’80s when she ...Read more