Author: Philip Galanes

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Eager not to participate in his husband’s junk-food habit, a reader hesitates to draw a line in the sand, stung by memories of disagreements over his spouse’s smoking.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader who has been dating her boyfriend for a year is unsure of how to negotiate his grief over the death of his wife, who was debilitated by severe dementia.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

An email from her husband’s visiting boss about a higher-than-expected charge from dinner rattled a reader enough to send a check. Was it an overreaction?

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader doing battle with 25 percent annual interest is tempted by her boyfriend’s offer of an interest-free loan, but she worries it may be inappropriate to accept.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader is anxious about her relationship with a 23-year-old daughter who refuses to accept the man now poised to be her stepfather.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader wants to shore up her brother against financial hardships, but she’s unsure how to stipulate what the money is to be used for without coming off as controlling.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Distressed by her grandson’s failure to pay for the support of his daughter, a reader wonders whether she should try to engage with him — and his absenteeism.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Years after coming to grips with her husband’s infidelity, a reader still feels an urge to make his lover suffer.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader who overheard a neighbor shouting cruelties at her young son wonders whether, and how, to intervene.