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washingtonpost.com > advice > 03/09/2026 > carolyn-hax-compromise-relationships-sacrifice

Column | Carolyn Hax: When does changing for a partner become too big a sacrifice?

2+ hour, 39+ min ago  (138+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A couple both want to make each other happy but wonder when…...

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washingtonpost.com > advice > 03/08/2026 > carolyn-hax-ten-years-affair-hurt

Column | Carolyn Hax: Ten years after wife’s affair, the hurt hasn’t gone away

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (86+ words) Column | Carolyn Hax: Ten years after wife's affair, the hurt hasn't gone away'The Washington Post Her affair with daughter's coach ended a decade ago, but wife "never really apologized" and letter writer hasn't recovered. Carolyn Hax is away. The following…...

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washingtonpost.com > advice > 02/28/2026 > carolyn-hax-husband-burned-out-vacation

Column | Carolyn Hax: Burned-out husband takes a week off work – and kids, and chores

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (124+ words) Column | Carolyn Hax: Burned-out husband takes a week off work " and kids, and chores'The Washington Post Hi Carolyn: My husband is the breadwinner for our family " he is a partner at a major law firm, and I stay home. Our…...

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washingtonpost.com > education > 02/25/2026 > success-sequence-bills-classrooms

The life path conservatives want to teach in schools: Graduate, marry, have kids

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (78+ words) The life path conservatives want to teach in schools: Graduate, marry, have kids'The Washington Post Bills in at least seven GOP-led states would require lessons on the "success sequence." Critics say it ignores systemic challenges and stigmatizes non-traditional families. At…...

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washingtonpost.com > advice > 02/19/2026 > carolyn-hax-couple-friends-cheating-sides

How to support a couple rocked by cheating? Give advice to this Hax question.

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (95+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and…...

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washingtonpost.com > wellness > 02/15/2026 > four-horsemen-relationship-trouble

Guest column | The ‘4 horsemen’ that suggest your relationship is in trouble

3+ week, 20+ hour ago  (105+ words) Guest column | The "4 horsemen" that suggest your relationship is in trouble'The Washington Post Before our daughter was born, my husband and I argued, but always resolved our disagreements. Now, nine months into parenthood, we can"t get through any conversation…...

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washingtonpost.com > advice > 02/15/2026 > asking-eric-not-moved-on

Column | Asking Eric: Old love resurfaces 45 years later, brings back old hurts

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (144+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. A decades-old ex-lover tells the letter writer, "he would always love me....

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 02/13/2026 > valentine-day-romance-fertility-rate

Opinion | The unlucky truth about love

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (87+ words) Opinion | The unlucky truth about love'The Washington Post Governments are trying and failing to increase birth rates. Is that a love letter in your mailbox or a letter from the government urging you to have a baby before it's too…...

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washingtonpost.com > opinions > 02/13/2026 > unite-here-union-hotel-workers-harassment

Opinion | Does your wedding have the union label?

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (74+ words) Opinion | Does your wedding have the union label?The Washington Post Unite Here could be checking your website to make sure and bullying you if it doesn't. Protesting " whether picketing or participating in a boycott " is protected by the First…...

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washingtonpost.com > lifestyle > 02/12/2026 > valentines-day-gifts-showing-love > 1218832c-07d1-11f1-b196-5e1986b3575c_story.html

Get the love part right: It's about knowing each other, sacrifice and sticking around on bad days

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (108+ words) Get the love part right: It's about knowing each other, sacrifice and sticking around on bad days'The Washington Post Roses fade and chocolate melts LONDON " Love and bacon hovered in the air of the Smalley house one sunny morning when…...