Author Archives: By PHILIP GALANES

Social Q’s: Asking for It?

This week, answers to readers’ questions on social-climbing sister-in-laws, neighbor etiquette, and tipping.


Social Q’s: Do Ask Your Date About His Past

Advice on mysterious dates, missing silver and forgetful friends.


Social Q’s: Now, Neither Sex Nor Friendship

This week, answers to readers’ questions about dating, wedding gifts, leaving a bar mitzvah before dessert and other issues.


Social Q’s: The Gift of Kindness

Advice on handling unwanted gifts, strangers’ incorrect assumptions, dietary restrictions and more.


Social Q’s: Social Q’s

This week, answers to readers questions about chaperoning on social networking sites, how to handle bad dye jobs and other awkward situations.


Social Q’s: Questions and Answers on Wedding Etiquette

This week, answers to readers’ questions on wedding decorum for brides, grooms and their guests.


Social Q’s: Your Father’s Keeper

This week, answers to readers’ questions about balancing work and breaks at the office, dating and other issues.


Social Q’s: Honey, He Sold the Kids

This week, answers to readers’ questions about neighbors who get too close, secret-society greetings and other issues.


Social Q’s: Social Q’s: What’s in a Baby’s Name? Lots, if You Talk About It Ahead of Time

It might be best to keep the little one’s name to yourself until the newborn is, well, born.


Social Q’s: Friends Who Invite Themselves

So you have a vacation house that you can rent out, and you want to stay with your buddies without paying: Can you say “freeloader”?