Author: Philip Galanes

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader is frustrated by her children’s gravitation toward the toy guns a family brings to play with.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

A reader’s five adult children can’t seem to agree on an equitable arrangement for sharing her and her husband’s unused vacation home during the holidays.

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A reader bristles at the reluctance of her male relatives and neighborhood husbands to volunteer for cleanup duty after meals she hosts at her home.

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When her parents receive a windfall after a lifetime of economical living, a reader tries to steer them toward financial restraint — and away from a private jet.

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A reader wonders if his online-only relationship with a woman who lives abroad is complicating his search for a partner in morning-breath range.

The New York Times – Fashion & Style:

Without consulting them, a reader’s son agreed to a plan to have his parents split the costs of a lavish wedding with his future in-laws.

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A reader wonders whether to explain the history of a bitter family rift to a great-niece who she suspects does not know the whole story.

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A couple who enjoy hosting parties don’t know what to make of invitees who request exceptions to their no-kids-allowed rule.

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A reader wonders whether it’s appropriate to tell a friend that she finds her “syrupy” vocal affect off-putting.