Customs, Etiquette and Manners – Page 27

My Wife and I Were Abandoned for the Holidays. Help!

After his mother agreed to host him and his wife for Christmas, a reader is hurt by her decision to spend the holiday itself with her daughter instead.

By Philip Galanes

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Who Gets the Cloned Dog in the Breakup?

A thorny question of custody is complicated by the fact that the reader adopted the original dog, but her ex paid a majority of the $50,000 needed to clone it.

By Philip Galanes

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My Daughter’s Ex-Mother-in-Law Won’t Stop Calling. Help!

Fed up, a reader blocked the caller’s phone number. But should she leave room for the woman to forge a relationship with her granddaughter?

By Philip Galanes

Customs, Etiquette and Manners

My Old Friend Told My Stepbrother That I Used to Hate Him. Now What?

A stray comment on a dating app brought to light some hard feelings a reader once shared with a former friend. Should she confront her about it and talk to her stepbrother?

By Philip Galanes