Customs, Etiquette and Manners

December 16, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at December 16, 2016
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Social Q’s: Can I Stay at a Hotel When Visiting My Crowded Family Home?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES I am 55 and the oldest of four siblings. We all congregate at our parents’ home (with spouses and kids) over […]
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November 11, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at November 11, 2016
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Social Q’s: Mending Fences (Even When You Really Don’t Want To)

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My problem? You and idiots like you, full of straight white male privilege, who never understood the life-or-death stakes of sexism, […]
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October 27, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at October 27, 2016
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Social Q’s: Do I Fight for Child Visitation, or Pick a Job Transfer?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My wife and I divorced last year. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t “The War of the Roses,” either. The court […]
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October 13, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at October 13, 2016
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Social Q’s: When to Step In

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES A friend of mine got very drunk and nearly killed himself when he drove his car off the road. When I […]
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October 6, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at October 6, 2016
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Social Q’s: An Affair to Forget

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My husband’s co-worker is going to be the best man at a wedding. But he has shared with several colleagues his […]
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September 23, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at September 23, 2016
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Social Q’s: Siblings Who Don’t Play Nice After a Mother’s Death

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES It has been two years since my mother died, and the Jewish holidays are around the corner again. The problem: They […]
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September 9, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at September 9, 2016
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Social Q’s: My Son Seems Happy at College. But Is He?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My husband and I have one son, who started college last month. We’re both surprised that he has come home every […]
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August 11, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at August 11, 2016
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Social Q’s: May I Ignore Orders My Mother Says My Dead Nana Is Sending?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES My single mother, 65, is selling the house where I grew up. She told me the buyers asked if they could […]
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August 4, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at August 4, 2016
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Social Q’s: Is It O.K. to Date a Supervisor Who Isn’t My Direct Boss?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES I went to dinner with a supervisor from work, unsure what his intentions were. After dinner, he was direct: He is […]
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July 28, 2016
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 28, 2016
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Social Q’s: How Do You Handle Dining With Big-Spender Pals?

Social Q’s By PHILIP GALANES I dined out with two friends who earn much more than I do. As one perused the wine list, I asked […]
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