Dear Eric: My sister stopped speaking to me because I didn’t attend the wedding of her daughter, my niece. Every year I purchase very expensive seats for my husband and I to attend a two-day concert, ...

DEAR ABBY: My niece is getting married. We have received a wedding invitation, RSVP and all, but it’s addressed only to my two 11-year-old identical twin daughters. My husband and I are not invited to ...

Dear Eric: I would like to get along better with my niece’s wife, and I’m hoping you might offer some strategies. The wife’s a nice person, but she’s high maintenance in ways that make whatever group ...

Dear Eric: Our niece (my husband’s brother’s daughter) is expecting her first child. While we are very happy for her, the way she announced her news, and some of her past actions, have affected my ...