Dear Annie: I’ve known my friend “Ella” for over 50 years. In the last few years, for whatever reason, she only wants to communicate with me via texting. She has no medical or mental issues. I just ...

Dear Eric: Christmas is overwhelming for me. I don’t enjoy shopping and never have. I don’t like giving gifts just for the sake of gift exchanges. I have too much stuff already, and frankly, I can’t ...

We often get asked to do things we don’t want to do, in both our personal and professional lives, yet knowing how to say no in a delicate way can be difficult. The phrases nice people use to politely ...