PHILIP GALANES

October 3, 2019
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My Mom Obsesses Over Her Love Life. She Couldn’t Care Less About Mine.

My father died two years ago. Since then, my mother began online dating. But she hasn’t dated in 40 years, and she’s reverted to acting like […]
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February 1, 2018
Published by PHILIP GALANES at February 1, 2018
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Social Q’s: If You Love Me, Why Won’t You GoFundMe?

Advertisement I am heartbroken! Please help me understand why friends have kept silent, not donated or even acknowledged my GoFundMe plea. I am recovering from breast […]
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January 25, 2018
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Social Q’s: When Hollywood Ageism Hits Close to Home

Advertisement For years, a college friend (in her 50s) has forbidden me from telling anyone we went to school together. Since moving to Hollywood, she deducted […]
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January 18, 2018
Published by PHILIP GALANES at January 18, 2018
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Social Q’s: Mom, I Love You, but I Can’t Keep Going to Church

Advertisement I am 17. Since I was a baby, my mother has taken me to church with her on Sunday mornings. Recently, I’ve felt less religious […]
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November 23, 2017
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Social Q’s: Correcting a Co-Worker’s Grammar: Helpful or Hurtful?

Advertisement I recently switched jobs and have been training to use a complicated new computer system. The young woman helping me is terrific: kind, innovative and […]
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November 16, 2017
Published by PHILIP GALANES at November 16, 2017
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Social Q’s: Thanksgiving, Solved! How to Deal With This Dreadful Holiday

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My wife and I have been married for two years and dated for three before that. That’s five horrendous Thanksgivings with […]
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November 9, 2017
Published by PHILIP GALANES at November 9, 2017
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Social Q’s: When Your Daughter Is So Over Your Friend’s Daughter

Advertisement A longtime friend and I have older daughters who are 11. When they were younger, we all got together frequently for play dates and mini-vacations. […]
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November 2, 2017
Published by PHILIP GALANES at November 2, 2017
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Social Q’s: My Brother Is Adopted (He Didn’t Want Me to Tell You That)

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES For four years, my family’s Sunday breakfast routine has been quizzing each other about Social Q’s, so we’ve agreed to follow […]
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October 26, 2017
Published by PHILIP GALANES at October 26, 2017
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Social Q’s: Driving Cross-Country Without — Gasp! — Checking Your Phone

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My sister and her husband are driving cross-country soon. They’ve been planning this vacation for a long time. It’s a big […]
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October 19, 2017
Published by PHILIP GALANES at October 19, 2017
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Social Q’s: Microaggressions at the Market

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES While I was waiting to check out at the market, an older white woman in front of me turned to the […]
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