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A reader who is uncomfortable with expensive gifts doesn’t know how to respond to a $7,000 handbag she had begged her mother not to send.
Author: Philip Galanes
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I Am Dating a Student’s Newly Separated Father. When Do We Spill?
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A reader who works with children wonders when she and her boyfriend should reveal their new relationship to his family, including his child who is in her care.
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My Wife and I Were Abandoned for the Holidays. Help!
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
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.
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Who Gets the Cloned Dog in the Breakup?
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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.
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My Daughter’s Ex-Mother-in-Law Won’t Stop Calling. Help!
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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?
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My Old Friend Told My Stepbrother That I Used to Hate Him. Now What?
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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?
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Why Did My Dermatologist Ask Me for a Tip?
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A reader is perturbed to have been presented with a tip screen while groggily paying for a cosmetic procedure performed by a doctor.
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My New Boyfriend Is a Dud at Buying Gifts. What Can I Do?
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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.
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I Am Estranged From My Toxic Mother. Should I Go on Her Birthday Trip?
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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 cut out of his life makes him squirm.