Ask Emma

Question: What can you tell a person who causes a scene wherever she goes, and always draws attention to herself no matter how big or how s...

Ask Emma

Question: I started this new diet, and I feel very fragile right now. First of all, my family members don’t support me and eat and snack in...

Ask Emma

Qustion: My sister and I haven’t been talking to each other for several months over a minor disagreement. Recently, we made peace and I was ...

Ask Emma

Question: I have three children who go to three different schools. I love participating in their school activities and always volunteer to ...

Ask Emma

Question: My husband I are friends with two other couples. We, the wives, often plan different outings together. Out of those two wives, I ...

Ask Emma

Question: I will be leaving for college in a couple of weeks. My boyfriend already left because his school started earlier in a different s...

Ask Emma

Question: Very soon, I will move out of state for the college of my dreams. My boyfriend is entering college too, but locally. We started d...

Ask Emma

Question: For the last six years, I used to come celebrate Labor Day at a friend’s house with a large backyard and a pool. Every time, ther...

Ask Emma

Question: For my birthday, my boyfriend sent me beautiful yellow roses. He is now studying out of state, and he couldn’t make it to visit w...

Ask Emma

Question: To my horror, I recently discovered that my daughter sleeps with her boyfriend. I can’t talk about it with anybody, not even with ...

Ask Emma

Question: My daughter and son-in-law work long hours and can’t spend much time with my adorable grandchildren, a girl of 6 and a boy of 2. ...

Ask Emma

Question: I grew up in a family with six children. All my brothers and sisters live out of state now, so I’m the only one who lives at home...

Ask Emma

Question: Our neighbors’ son loves to jump the fence and use our swimming pool when we are not at home. Once we actually had to ask him to l...

Ask Emma

Question: A recent visit from my former friend left me hurt and puzzled, maybe you can help me understand what happened. We knew each other ...

Ask Emma

Question: What would you say to a person who constantly asks uncomfortable questions and makes stupid comments? There is a person in our off...

Ask Emma

Question: My girlfriend and I had our engagement party last spring, and we planned to get married next summer. Now, her career plans changed...

Ask Emma

Question: I had a business lunch with an older man, whom I know through friends, and who really likes me, I think. He paid for a nice lunch...

Ask Emma

Question: I don’t make friends easily, so I stick with my two old girlfriends. We spend time together at least twice a month, but our meeti...

Ask Emma

Question: Years ago, we became friends with a family who used to live in our neighborhood. We spent many weekends together, and our kids we...

Ask Emma

Question: We just came home from vacation, and as usual brought back hundreds of photos. First, I decided to delete some old shots that hav...