Carolyn Hax
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Yes, even difficult relatives deserve place at tableNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My mother-in-law has expressed interest in spending Thanksgiving with us this year, as she expresses interest in spending every holiday with us, both large and sm...
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Don't engage coworker in her strong beliefsNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My co-worker seems to have made it her mission to convert me. She treats every conversation as if it's a chance to make points about her religious beliefs. I can'...
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Don't fix your screwup by debasing yourselfNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. Guy and Girl date for a year and a half, live together for a year. Girl screws up, loses Boy's trust, Girl moves out, but Boy and Girl still date, albeit in an "open ...
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This whole 'fairness' thing a tricky questionNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I have a chance to take a 10-day trip to China. My wife of two years doesn't fly. All of our trips have been driving or rail. She says it isn't fair for me to go ...
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Ignore friend's tiptoeing around youNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I have been friends for two years with a guy I volunteer with in the community. I told him (in a roundabout way) that I wanted to be more than friends. He then a...
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Wanting to be heard leads to bad actions on both partsNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My husband, while out of town, slept with someone, and upon returning started writing very graphic e-mails to the other woman. I found out, and he says he's sorry, bu...
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It's not just a 'trip with the boys' to herNov 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. I want to take a golfing trip to Ireland with the boys -- my girlfriend is inexplicably fuming that I have not taken a trip with her in the year we've been togeth...
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Sometimes, tact is not what's neededNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. My very good male friend was retelling some troubling stories to me about his fiancee's behavior toward his family. My friend says she's become increasingly paran...
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Take an inventory of your life situationOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. I find myself in another futureless relationship, just passing the time until being single seems more enticing than dating this person. At which point, we'll break u...
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Look for reality -- not equality -- in marriageOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Some friends were recently talking of marriage, but there is a problem: She makes several times what he makes, and they don't know how to divide the bills. If the...