It's 2025, but some people are still stuck with the idea that all married couples, whether they want kids or not, should have them. But with DINK (Dual Income, No Kids) couples at an all-time high, ...

Anyway, she’s been asking me to call her “Mom.” As I am extremely close to my own mother, I’m just not comfortable with this.

A roundup of the best Carolyn Hax columns about in-laws from ... Let us know your favorite Carolyn Hax columns about grief. A letter writer wants to know whether their marriage can survive if ...

ozgurcankaya/Getty A bride says she regrets taking her in-laws up on their offer to pay for ... in for the wedding," she continued. "I want to tell my partner for us to just shoulder [the wedding ...

GENTLE READER: Blame your mother. Moms are used to taking the fall for their children, and if you are as close as you say, ...

Your in-law has professional currency but won’t have it for long if he uses it for personal vs. professional reasons. Plus, your sib, if anyone, owes you — not the professor or editor.

Mother-in-laws get a bad rap, especially as far as online forums are concerned. We previously wrote about the ex-MIL who wanted to take her 13-month-old granddaughter to her home country for three ...

Mother-in-laws get a bad rap, especially as far as online forums are concerned. We previously wrote about the ex-MIL who wanted to take her 13-month-old granddaughter to her home country for three ...