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About once a month a group of us from church go out to dinner. At our last dinner, I was sitting next to a woman I know ...

I did not have fish. Although I am sympathetic with her plight, I just laughed this off. If we go out again with a group that includes this woman, would it be rude to insist she not sit next to me?

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Dear Eric: My spouse is unable to say “Oops, sorry.” He automatically denies having done the thing or blames me or my son – even if he literally just did it in ...

Dear Eric: On Mother’s Day I received a voicemail, on my cellphone, from my sister-in-law. It evidently was a butt call that recorded her, my brother and two of their friends having a good time ...