Q I have a friend/neighbor who I see five days a week because we exercise together. One thing that annoys me is she always manages to slip some comment about God into every conversation. It’s usually a brief comment, not an entire conversation about religion, which makes it hard for me to…
Friend inserts God into every conversation/Look/2018/06/24/Friend-inserts-God-into-every-conversation.html11
Dear Short Answers: My boyfriend and I are getting married next year, and I couldn’t be happier. The problem is that I really don’t care what kind of wedding we are going to have, and he seems obsessed with it. Would it be too weird if I just let him plan everything? I…
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Q My fiance and I are getting married in my family’s hometown and my parents are hosting (and paying for) the wedding. My family are minimal drinkers though not opposed to some drinking. My fiance’s large extended family is accustomed to weddings with full open bars.
My parents’…
Fiance's family pushes for an open bar at the wedding/Look/2018/06/22/Fiance-s-family-pushes-for-an-open-bar-at-the-wedding.html11
Q I am afraid I may be a controlling mom of my young adult daughter, but we have a dynamic in which she seeks me out often, solicits my advice, and makes me too important in her life. I admit to offering that advice because it is hard for me to draw a line between healthy support and presence, and…
Mom can't quit advising her adult daughter/Look/2018/06/20/Mom-can-t-quit-advising-her-adult-daughter.html11
Q Our 15-year-old daughter has told us she’s in love with a 20-year-old guy who is in the Army and intending to make the Army his career. We’ve met him, and he is extremely respectful and well-mannered, and has told us he’s in love with her. We’ve made it clear to both of…
Dad needs to pull rank on teen’s Army boyfriend/Look/2018/06/17/Dad-needs-to-pull-rank-on-teen-s-Army-boyfriend.html11
Q Three of us ladies planned a trip to New York for two nights to see shows. We reserved a hotel room to share among us. Train and theater tickets were purchased ahead of time.
Several days before our planned departure, one person backed out because a relative was near death, and she needed to fly…
Friend asks for sympathy, receives a bill/Look/2018/06/17/Friend-asks-for-sympathy-receives-a-bill.html11
Dear Short Answers: My soon-to-be wife converted to Catholicism when she married her second husband and he insisted that they raise their children in the Catholic church. Now that we are getting married, she is insisting that I convert. Since we are much too old to have…
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Q I have a friend I have known since high school who has recently been in recovery for drinking. He is about six weeks into an outpatient system and has been doing well. A group of friends including my friend in recovery have been going on two camping trips a year. We have been doing this for more…
To drink or not to drink on a trip with a friend in recovery/Look/2018/06/15/To-drink-or-not-to-drink-on-a-trip-with-a-friend-in-recovery.html11
Q: Please help spread the word about the 2018 Stop Summer Hunger Initiative. — B.S., Greenville
A: Hannah Conley, a second-year Brody medical student, attended a kickoff event May 30 for the 2018 Stop Summer Hunger Initiative in eastern North Carolina, led by the Food Bank of Central and…
Initiative seeks to stop summer hunger/Look/2018/06/13/Initiative-seeks-to-stop-summer-hunger.html11
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