My husband and I have two daughters, both in their 40s. The younger one has a career, is married and pays her own bills. The ...

My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged "happy birthday" texts for many years. However, they have recently begun texting more often.

DEAR ABBY: My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. However ...

Then, just one time to show goodwill, offer to go out to lunch instead. Miss Manners cannot guarantee that your friend will ...

How do I tell my friend to go away and leave me alone? I need my alone time to recharge, but she will keep talking and bothering me, especially during lunch at the studio where I work. Miss Manners ...

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They’ve even insisted that I am still “thinking” about changing my name and that they will use this in the interim.

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