A reader is perturbed to have been presented with a tip screen while groggily paying for a cosmetic procedure performed by a doctor.

A reader asks whether she should be more blunt about her wish for birthday and anniversary presents from a man who isn’t the gift-giving type.

A reader doesn’t want to upset his father, who requested his presence, but the idea of taking a vacation to celebrate a woman he has...

A reader asks which details of her marriage — if any — she is obligated to share with her visiting mother-in-law.

A reader ponders her next move after being left out of vacation plans with four other women.

After ending a yearslong extramarital affair, a reader worries about a coming dinner party that will be attended by both the former lover and the...

After getting an initial thumbs up that may have been in jest, a reader wonders how to make a sensitive request that is more likely...

A reader is unsure how to respond to a child’s wish to go by a different name after learning that the child’s mother decided not...

After her sister-in-law spent the money from the sale of her parents’ house on upgrades to her own, a reader bristles at being made to...

When an ex returns from out of the blue with the same drinking problem but a new desire to be in his daughter’s life, a...