Philip Galanes
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Why Do Men Insist I’m Not Perimenopausal After I’ve Told Them I Am?
A reader wonders how best to call out male friends and co-workers when they dismiss her assessments of her own health.
Why Can’t I Get My Wife to Split the Costs of Sharing Our Home?
A retiree is mystified as to why his new wife is willing to pay for her share of groceries and utility bills, but refuses to...
After Coming Out as Gay, I’m on the Outs With My Ex-Wife’s Family. Help!
A reader is dreading his son’s engagement party, where he expects to encounter not only his estranged ex-wife, but a constellation of former in-laws.
Why Is My Mother Obsessed With Buying Me a Status Bag?
A reader who is uncomfortable with expensive gifts doesn’t know how to respond to a $7,000 handbag she had begged her mother not to send.
I Am Dating a Student’s Newly Separated Father. When Do We Spill?
A reader who works with children wonders when she and her boyfriend should reveal their new relationship to his family, including his child who is...
My Wife and I Were Abandoned for the Holidays. Help!
After his mother agreed to host him and his wife for Christmas, a reader is hurt by her decision to spend the holiday itself with...
Who Gets the Cloned Dog in the Breakup?
A thorny question of custody is complicated by the fact that the reader adopted the original dog, but her ex paid a majority of the...
My Daughter’s Ex-Mother-in-Law Won’t Stop Calling. Help!
Fed up, a reader blocked the caller’s phone number. But should she leave room for the woman to forge a relationship with her granddaughter?
My Old Friend Told My Stepbrother That I Used to Hate Him. Now What?
A stray comment on a dating app brought to light some hard feelings a reader once shared with a former friend. Should she confront her...
Why Did My Dermatologist Ask Me for a Tip?
A reader is perturbed to have been presented with a tip screen while groggily paying for a cosmetic procedure performed by a doctor.