PHILIP GALANES

January 18, 2023

I’m Racing My Biological Clock and a Tight-Lipped Boyfriend. Help!

A reader eager to have a child before she turns 40 doesn’t know what to make of a new love interest’s silence when conversation turns to […]
November 30, 2022

Our Children Won’t Stop Bickering Over Our Vacation Condo. Help!

A reader’s five adult children can’t seem to agree on an equitable arrangement for sharing her and her husband’s unused vacation home during the holidays. My […]
November 23, 2022

How Can I Get the Men to Pitch In at Our Thanksgiving Table?

A reader bristles at the reluctance of her male relatives and neighborhood husbands to volunteer for cleanup duty after meals she hosts at her home. On […]
November 16, 2022

How Can I Stop My Usually Sensible Parents From Splurging on a Milestone?

When her parents receive a windfall after a lifetime of economical living, a reader tries to steer them toward financial restraint — and away from a […]
November 9, 2022

Is My Online Fling Holding Me Back From Dating in Real Life?

A reader wonders if his online-only relationship with a woman who lives abroad is complicating his search for a partner in morning-breath range. I met a […]
September 14, 2022

Why Won’t My Husband Change His Will to Protect Our Baby and Me?

A reader wonders how to negotiate the sensitive subject of her husband’s outdated will, which she worries could leave her and her child without a place […]
September 14, 2022

Why Won’t My Husband Change His Will to Protect Our Baby and Me?

A reader wonders how to negotiate the sensitive subject of her husband’s outdated will, which she worries could leave her and her child without a place […]
August 31, 2022

Why Did My Ex-Husband Catfish Me on a Dating App?

A reader wading back into the dating pool is angered to have been duped by her ex, who chatted with her using a false identity for […]
August 17, 2022

Why Is My Daughter’s Debt Forgiveness So Upsetting to My Brother?

A parent whose daughter is taking advantage of programs to relieve teachers’ student loans chafes at her brother’s complaints about what he calls a “government handout.” […]
July 28, 2022

Why Is My Sister Telling People About My Miscarriage?

A reader grapples with her sister’s cavalier treatment of personal news that was shared in confidence. I had a miscarriage three weeks ago. My husband and […]