PHILIP GALANES

January 7, 2021

How Can I Tell My Friend to Get It Together?

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December 31, 2020

Seriously? He Gets an Early Vaccine?

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Social Q’s Seriously? He Gets an Early Vaccine? My sister’s Covid-downplaying politician husband […]
December 24, 2020

Social Q’s: Covid Christmas Edition

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Social Q’s Social Q’s: Covid Christmas Edition The holidays are always complicated and […]
October 8, 2020

Can You Watch My Son? (And Your Husband’s Rifle?)

I am a single mom with a young son. Because of the pandemic, I had to postpone a necessary (but nonemergency) surgery. My doctor thinks I […]
September 10, 2020

How Do I Tell My Friend to Stop Paying for His Son’s Lifestyle?

My friend’s son is a deadbeat. He’s 35, still lives at home, has never kept a job for longer than a year, buys things he can’t […]
May 28, 2020

Do I Have Permission to Corona-Shame My Friend?

I saw a post on my friend’s Instagram that infuriated me: a picture of seven boys in a row, their arms slung over each other’s shoulders, […]
May 14, 2020

I Left My Husband Before the Pandemic. Can I Go Back to Him Now?

In February, I left my husband after being married for 18 years. We were teen parents who managed to keep it together, and our three amazing […]
April 23, 2020

Overheard on Zoom: Co-Workers Talking About My ‘Weird’ Habits

I had two Zoom meetings at the same time at the university where I work. I told my boss I wasn’t sure how long the first […]
April 16, 2020

My Friends Should Let Health Care Workers Stay in Their Empty Apartments. Right?

We live in a city that is a Covid-19 hot spot. When the news became alarming, many of our friends fled the city, leaving empty apartments […]
April 9, 2020

Should I Bankroll My New, Socially Distant Girlfriend?

I started seeing a woman three months ago. It was all progressing nicely until the virus hit. Now, we’re practicing social distancing and relegated to phone […]