My Future Sister-in-Law Is Skipping My Wedding to Dance at a Football Game. Help!
A bride-to-be has trouble accepting a future relative’s decision to miss her wedding because of a scheduling conflict with a newly landed dream job.
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My Partner Won’t Let My Young Adult Children Stay With Us. Help!
After nine years of regular visits from his children, now 19 and 23, a father is steamed by his partner’s suggestion that he book a short-term rental for future get-togethers.
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My Friend Is Refusing to Talk Politics With Me. Can She Do That?
A reader feels spurned by a friend’s “self-righteous” declaration that she would no longer engage with him about politics after he revealed he didn’t plan to vote.
Are Leftovers at Restaurants Over?
Restaurateurs in big cities have noticed a somewhat surprising shift in diner behavior.