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A roundup of the best columns from advice columnist Carolyn Hax about retirement.

Let these cookout recipes guide you through the July Fourth holiday -- and the rest of the summer season.

The obesity rate in Italy is far below that in the U.S., even though Italians enjoy multicourse meals involving pasta.

Your home may smell like your pets and you don't even know it ...

Does she tell her new beau that his sister-in-law warned her not to catch feelings for him?

They went to dinner with her husband's colleague and his wife - who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter writer.

Five layers of quintessential Mediterranean flavors -- hummus, chickpeas, feta, scallion and herbs, and tzatziki -- make for a dip ideal for a party or a hearty vegetarian main.

As daughter plans an event to introduce everyone to her much-older boyfriend, her parent thinks just her friends should be there.

A look at the dizzying array of mattresses, bedding and gadgets designed to keep you from overheating at night ...

These classic American baked fruit desserts have common elements -- which explains why they're often confused for one another.