The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Our columnist offers guidance on holiday travel, gift exchanges and seasonal hospitality. (Must it extend to electric vehicle charging?)
Author: Philip Galanes
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How Can I Stop My Wife From Badgering Our Friends About Climate Change?
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A reader’s wife is angry about what she sees as insufficient commitment to the cause of environmentalism, alienating the couple’s friends.
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My Fiancé and I Don’t Drink. How Should We Deal With Booze at Our Wedding?
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A reader is unsure how to guard against the possibility of drunken wedding guests while still letting social drinkers have a good time.
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I Think My Good Friend Is Betraying Me, but I’m Not Sure. What Should I Do?
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A reader suspects that a friend is divulging her secrets. If not, why do people around town seem to know her personal business?
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I Am Ambivalent About My Boyfriend. Who Can I Talk to About It?
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A reader wonders what to make of the reservations she’s having about a yearlong relationship, and whom to share them with.
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Can I Tell My Father That I’m Too Grief-Stricken to Attend His Wedding?
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Still mourning the deaths of her mother and stepmother, a reader is unsure whether she would be able to maintain composure during her father’s third wedding ceremony.
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My Father’s Dying Friend and I Aren’t Speaking. Should I Go to His Funeral?
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A reader is unsure how to proceed after a longtime family friend, one who has helped care for her aging father, chewed her out over the phone.
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My Good Friend Doesn’t Let Me Get a Word in Edgewise. Help!
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A reader’s patience is wearing thin with an otherwise fun and generous friend who leaves much to be desired as a conversational partner.
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How Can I Get My Daughter-in-Law to Add Me to Her Instagram Story?
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A reader feels left out when she sees photos of her granddaughters hanging out with their mother’s side of the family — including at gatherings at which she was present.