The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A high school friend whose wife skipped the wedding to stay home with the couple’s children showed up drunk to the reception and hit on guests.
Author: Philip Galanes
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My Son Wants to Pay for His Sister to Freeze Her Eggs. Too Weird?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A mother wonders whether such an offer from her well-off son would be overstepping, and if not, whether she should be the one to float the idea.
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Our Only Friends Went Away for the Weekend Without Us. We’re Hurt!
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Adjusting to life in a new city, a couple was stung to learn that the only people they know in town, the husband’s childhood friends, didn’t invite them on a recent getaway.
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Should I Push My Husband to Ask for More of His Mother’s Estate?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
When a woman tries to remedy a relative’s unequal generosity to her children using her own estate, her daughter-in-law wonders whether her husband is being shortchanged.
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Why Does My Husband Exclude Me From Dinners With His Siblings?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A reader has been feeling left out by her husband’s siblings-only dinners — and never more so than when her brother-in-law crashed a recent get-together.
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Can I Ask My Mother-in-Law Who My Wife’s Biological Father Is?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Although his wife has long maintained that she doesn’t want to know the identity of her birth father, a reader is tempted to find out on her behalf.
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Should I Be Loyal to My Father or My Dying Uncle?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A reader is torn between attending a final dinner with his uncle, who has terminal cancer, and supporting his father, who wasn’t invited because of an old grudge.
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Was It Racist to Take Family Photos at a Wedding Without Me and My Wife?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A reader’s wife sees bigotry in their exclusion from group photos at a nephew’s wedding, but her husband is reluctant to write off his relatives for good.
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How Can Our Friends Choose a Realtor Other Than My Husband?
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A reader is angered by friends who list their homes with other real estate brokers — sometimes without giving his husband a chance to make his case.