Dear Annie: I’m walking on eggshells with a friend who keeps tabs

In today's Dear Annie column, a reader struggles with a close friend who keeps score, uses sarcasm and guilt, and wonders how ...

Dear Annie: Jealous friend has become the ‘scorekeeper’ of our relationship and communication

“How Can I Forgive My Cheating Partner?” is out now! Annie Lane’s second anthology -- featuring favorite columns on marriage, ...

Dear Annie: Friend’s passive-aggressive messages have me walking on eggshells

Is this something I can bring up gently, or is it a sign that the friendship has become unhealthy and I need to step back?

Dear Annie: How do I handle a friend’s sarcastic remarks?

Bring it up once, gently but clearly, and keep it simple: “I care about you and I love our friendship, but the sarcastic ...

Dear Annie: Her sarcastic jabs hurt, but she acts like nothing happened the next day

Dear Eggshells: Feeling a knot in your stomach when a friend’s name pops up is your mind waving a little flag. You can ...
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Dear Annie: Friend’s sarcastic comments are painful jabs

Dear Eggshells: Feeling a knot in your stomach when a friend’s name pops up is your mind waving a little flag. You can ...

Dear Annie: I love being a dad and I want another child ... there’s only one problem

DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a ...

Dear Annie: I want a third child. My wife says she is done

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a ...

Dear Annie: My wife doesn’t want the big family we dreamed of

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect. I am the one who volunteers for bedtime ...

Dear Annie: Dad longs for a bigger family, silently resents wife’s pushback

Dear Wanting: You are not wrong for wanting a third child, and your wife is not wrong for feeling finished. But this is one ...

Dear Annie: As a dad, family doesn’t feel complete without third kid; my wife says she’s done at 2

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a ...
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Dear Annie: My wife doesn’t want another child, but I might resent her for that

We used to talk about having “a big family” when we were dating, but after our second baby, something shifted for her.