The right to privacy

Dear Short Answers: I have a very good friend whose mother is 97 years old and is suddenly extremely ill.  I imagine that she won’t live more than a few weeks.  My friend refuses to talk about this and pretends that nothing is wrong.  My own parents died in their 90s and we have many [...]

Never Too Late

Dear Short Answers: I just heard that an old friend and colleague passed away several years ago. Is it too late to send a card to his wife or do you think she would rather not be reminded? Sarah Dear Sarah: We can safely assure you that the death of a spouse is not ever [...]

The World According to Hallmark

Dear Short Answers: A very good friend invited me to a fancy dinner party at her home for Valentine’s Day. I thought it was a wonderful idea since my husband died this past year and I knew that Valentine’s Day was going to be hard for me. A few days before the dinner, my friend [...]

We Send Love

Dear Short Answers: It’s about to be a new year but I don’t think I will ever get over the things that happened to me this year. Why do people keep telling me to move on? So Sad Dear SS: We don’t know what happened to you this year but we believe that for the [...]