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DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have friends, a married couple, with whom we have vacationed on several occasions. We live in different states, so we don’t see them that often. This past Thanksgiving, we rented a house with them for a week. It was the week from hell. They fought constantly, trading insults; at one point, … Read More “They ruined their chance to vacation with us” »
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our daughter proudly enlisted in the military three years ago, at age 19. She achieved her goal of joining an elite corps, and was so happy about it. We were (and are) proud of the composed, confident young woman she had become. About six months after her graduation, however, she suffered a … Read More “They keep asking for details of military discharge” »
DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to be married, and I’m over-the-moon excited. My grown daughter will be my maid of honor, and I had all my bridesmaids picked out. My sister is the issue. Her new boyfriend (she goes through a lot of them) makes my daughter uncomfortable. He has tried repeatedly to add her … Read More “Is bride allowed to say this man is too creepy?” »
Want to earn more on your savings? Here are some things to consider. Getty Images/iStockphoto Interest rates on savings accounts are rising, but they’re still low. Indeed, the national average interest rate on a savings account is just 0.07%, though you can find plenty of online banks paying around 1% (you can see some of … Read More “Can you earn 6% on your savings account? Yes — but here’s the catch” »
Dear Amy: I live abroad and came home one summer to visit family and see some friends. One of my best friends, “Jeremy,” has a garage sale every year that he and his wife get really excited about, so I went for an afternoon to hang out. Amy Dickinson One man who came to the … Read More “His request at the garage sale made us uncomfortable” »
The bear is back. The S&P 500 on Monday was threatening a fall that would confirm what many investors have been saying for months: The large-cap benchmark is in the grips of a bear market. Stock-index futures pointed to sharp losses Monday after major benchmarks suffered their worst week since January. Much of the weakness … Read More “S&P 500 threatens to open in bear-market territory: What investors need to know” »
DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her partner have two children, an 8-month-old and a 3-year-old. Whenever they get home, if a child is sleeping in the car seat, one of them will stay in the vehicle until the child wakes up. They don’t want to bring the child inside the house because the child will … Read More “Parenting decision makes them sit in car for hours” »
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am irked at the use of the phrase “you’re fine.” It seems to be used in the context of reassuring me that I haven’t done anything wrong, but often in a situation in which they have. For example, if someone is blocking the aisle in the grocery, and I politely say, … Read More “What do they mean when they say I’m ‘fine’?” »
DEAR HARRIETTE: One of my friends got married in a small, intimate ceremony over the weekend. I was not invited; she told me it was just family. Harriette Cole I saw a few pictures from the ceremony online and I noticed people she is not related to. That with “just family” was not the truth. … Read More “The pictures prove that the bride lied” »
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve been with my boyfriend for almost a year now. She recently told me that she still has many of the gifts that an ex-boyfriend gave her. Harriette Cole I got a lot of setbacks from her when I told her that it made me uncomfortable that she still has the gifts. I … Read More “My boyfriend does not want to throw gifts out of ex” »
