When I got engaged, my fiance did it in a very big way. I was taken by surprise, and he even arranged for someone to film it.

When I got engaged, my fiancé did it in a very big way. I was taken by surprise, and he even arranged for someone to film it.

When I got engaged, my fiancé did it in a very big way. I was taken by surprise, and he even arranged for someone to film it.

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie tries to help a reader whose mother-in-law refuses to respect her rules when she babysits ...

DEAR MOM, NOT THE MEAN ONE: Your mother-in-law’s job is to love your child, not override your parenting because she misses ...

I don’t know that she’s deliberately trying to hurt my feelings, but either way, it’s really starting to hurt.

Dear Annie: I have lunch once a month with my friend of more than 20 years, “Patrice.” Lately, though, all she talks about ...

She watches our daughter twice a week, and despite repeated conversations, she ignores every boundary we set. She lets her ...

I don’t want to be the “bad guy” daughter-in-law, but I also don’t want to spend the next few years undoing the habits my ...

Dear Mom, Not the Mean One: Your mother-in-law’s job is to love your child, not override your parenting because she misses ...

Dear Annie: I have lunch once a month with my friend of more than 20 years, “Patrice.” Lately, though, all she talks about ...

One thing I have always shared with them is to reverse the situation. When in doubt, what would you do or say if you were in xyz’s shoes?