Dear Eric: I have a friend of several decades, and recently learned she is a hoarder. We always met outside our homes for coffee or lunch. I just assumed it was more convenient. A few months ago, she ...

DEAR ERIC: “Jane” and I have been friends since elementary school and were even college roommates for a year. Her parents treated me as part of their family throughout our childhood, teens and ...

Dear Eric: My former best friend and longtime housemate is a serial monogamist and cannot go a couple weeks without being in a long-term relationship, usually having no more than two to three weeks in ...

Dear Eric: My wife and I had a good friendship with a single woman, “Barb,” for about 20 years. We enjoyed her company, and she went with us on trips, sometimes with her boyfriend of the moment. She ...