Philip Galanes
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Should I Push My Husband to Ask for More of His Mother’s Estate?
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...
Why Does My Husband Exclude Me From Dinners With His Siblings?
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.
Can I Ask My Mother-in-Law Who My Wife’s Biological Father Is?
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...
Should I Be Loyal to My Father or My Dying Uncle?
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...
Was It Racist to Take Family Photos at a Wedding Without Me and My Wife?
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...
How Can Our Friends Choose a Realtor Other Than My Husband?
A reader is angered by friends who list their homes with other real estate brokers — sometimes without giving his husband a chance to make...
Why Didn’t My Sister Include Me in Her ‘Family’ Birthday Party
A reader’s feelings are hurt after offering to fly to celebrate her sister’s 70th birthday only to be told not to bother, as “all her...
My In-Laws Gave Gifts to Two Grandchildren, but Not to a Third. Help!
Two years after one of her children received a generous birthday gift, a reader wonders whether to intervene on behalf of her overlooked child.
How Do I Get My Unemployed Brother Out of Our Father’s House?
Four years after being laid off, a man in his 50s is still relying on his father, who just moved into an assisted living facility,...
Why Won’t Our Daughter Introduce Us to Her New Boyfriend?
Parents who enjoy an otherwise close relationship with their 33-year-old daughter feel hurt not to have been introduced to a man she met three months...