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Asking Eric: How do I tell long-time friend I’ve chosen someone younger to be my health proxy?

Dear Eric: I am an 85-year-old woman with a 55-year-old daughter. I have a friend I’ve known for 60 years. She’s married. I get along fine with her spouse. She is my oldest friend and golf buddy and ...
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Dear Abby: Our friend’s house smells awful. If you think we should tell her, how should we do it?

DEAR ABBY: A very dear longtime friend I’ll call Lois lives a few hours from us in her vacation home. We used to visit and sometimes spend the night there, but her house smells awful. The smell has ...
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‘I can’t tell her how I feel’: It’s not your fault if you struggle to express emotions

Often we aren’t emotionally disconnected because we lack depth. We feel unseen because no one ever taught us how to put our inner world into words. If you struggle to express emotions you’re not alone ...