My Oldest Friend Is Being Paroled From Prison. Can I Dump Her?
After supporting an old friend through years of incarceration with letters and shipments of books, a reader wants out, put off by the woman’s lies about her situation.
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For Flagboy Giz, Mardi Gras Is More Than ‘Just Some Floats’
The 37-year-old artist is a Black Masking Indian who sews his own colorful suits. His blending those practices with rap music has made him one of the city’s most in-demand performers.
Posted inCustoms, Etiquette and Manners Dating and Relationships Gender Generation Z Personal Finances
For Gen Z, an Age-Old Question: Who Pays for Dates?
Young people tend to lean more liberal on a range of issues pertaining to relationship norms. But when it comes to dating, the idea that men should pay still prevails in heterosexual courtship.
Why Did My Birth Son Invite Me to a Wedding and Then Seat Me in Siberia?
Reunited with her son after half a century, a reader feels slighted by her seat at a family wedding, where her son’s wife had already made her feel less than welcome.