Valentine’s Day can be a reminder of what we don’t have—especially for anyone experiencing loneliness. Yet an advice column points out that love need not arrive in grand gestures. It can be found in the quiet, everyday kindnesses we show each other.

A wife’s decision to encourage an unconventional arrangement for her husband has caused deep regret. She now finds herself consumed by jealousy and threatened by the very situation she helped create.

A recent Dear Abby letter details one man’s unconventional living situation with his ex-wife, Debbie, and current girlfriend, Joanna. While he insists they mostly get along, he points to Debbie’s attitude toward Joanna as the single biggest source of tension in their home.

A once-close relationship between a godparent and goddaughter is now overshadowed by silence, sparked by the godparent’s well-intended gesture of paying for her wedding dress. R. Eric Thomas addresses this family dilemma in his “Asking Eric” advice column.

A reader shares worries about a father who is often labeled a “nightmare” at restaurants. Unsure how service staff reacts, they come up with a plan for more peaceful meals—and seek advice on making it work.