Temptation asks: I met this guy through friends and we kind of hit it off. He just asked me if I wanted to see the porn he was in! He’s also been texting me and asking me to hang out…I have a boyfriend – so does he – so nothing like a date, but I […]
A thoughtful question: My husband is impossible to shop for! We have an anniversary and his birthday coming up, and the only thing he says he wants is a gift certificate to Amazon. I hate giving gift cards, especially to my friends and family…what would you do? LISTEN: Aaaaaaand what part of that is impossible? […]
A choked-up person requests: What do you do when you’re talking to someone about something emotional and they start crying? What about if it’s you that starts crying? What do you say? LISTEN: I never cry. If I did, I would have my own handkerchief handy. If you started in, and the aforementioned handkerchief was […]
A dilemma: I was dog-sitting for some friends and they live on a second floor overlooking a busy street. It is very fun to watch the street and foot traffic, but then this happened: A man in a white truck pulled up in front of an apartment next door, then he looked around and suddenly […]
A complication with your complication: I have a friend who is an an open relationship. Recently, the two of them have started sleeping with a third person who is married and cheating on his spouse. I don’t know this new person and I don’t want to. I am absolutely disgusted by this behavior. I don’t […]
A foul observance: I have a friend who smells bad. Recently, it’s gotten worse. It isn’t just body odor, though there’s some of that, not much – but their clothes smell like they’re mildewed. How do you deal with someone’s problem like this? LISTEN: Take them on a shopping spree? First to buy new clothes […]
Another fragrant question: What should you do when your neighbor’s dog pees on your dog while playing? LISTEN: Give it a bath?
An understated and understood undoing: I can not believe I am writing this. I went to dinner at the home of a new aquaintance (sic) who is a rather eccentric artist. The food was good but wierdly (sic) prepared. Things like sweet potatoes stuffed with poached fish and salad made out of raw beets. Anyway, […]
An armed inquiry: I have several firearms in my house – two pistols, two rifles and a shotgun. I keep them all cleaned, maintained and loaded (except for the shotgun). Do I have an obligation to tell guests about them? I know some people have an objection to being in a house with guns. LISTEN: […]
An inappropriate situation: My husband (a doctor) and I had a meeting earlier this week with two business partners, one of them a woman, and she leered at him all through the meeting. What should I do? LISTEN: Ask her to join you in a ménage à trois?