Wayne and Wanda

An overworked and exhausted parent and partner wrote about how they were considering a career change to the culinary arts. Readers had plenty of thoughts to share.

Changing careers can affect your family, finances and well-being — so go into your decision-making with open eyes and a clear head.

Relationship advice: Sometimes having a friend or partner who’s a role model and coach can enable positive changes. Other times, it makes those positive changes feel impossible.

Our advice columnists agree this is a no-brainer — pick up the pup.

While this is still the getting-to-know-you phase of dating, there’s nothing to indicate he’ll change his priorities.

Wayne and Wanda agree the relationship will hinge on the ability to make shared decisions going forward, and that starts with frank and honest conversations about the situation.

Relationship advice: Maintaining post-dating friendships is fine, but not when they siphon time and energy away from a new partnership.

Advice: Relationships evolve, and for friends to have something new to talk about, they may need to make new memories.

Relationship advice: Take control and stop letting insensitive friends guide your dating choices.

Relationship advice: There are no rules for how to do the holiday season right. But there are some basic rules for doing relationships right, and that involves communication, compromise and managing expectations.

If and when things get heated, you can agree to disagree, stop passing judgment, sit down and pass the mashed potatoes instead.

Whether this couple splits their holidays together or proceeds as planned, it’ll go a long way if this advice-seeker continues being honest and considerate with their partner.

Our advice columnists see this behavior as a clear red flag, but whether this boyfriend can ever learn to change remains to be seen.

The parents said they had wanted to “keep the family together” as long as possible, but this advice-seeker feels like the past few years have been a charade.

Wayne and Wanda advice to leave the past in the past and go out and find a relationship that is real.