My mom is a social worker and one of her tasks is coordinating housing for her clients (they are not generally mentally ill but rather chronically homeless). Part of the program that she works for is that the rent is paid by the organization and they provide ongoing support to the landlord if there are problems. …

Man, the feeling of wanting to travel is almost unbearable. I see where he's coming from. It would be uncomfortable for you but it must be torture for him. This seems to me (based on only a few paragraphs) one of those times when it might be your turn to compromise.

"I don't like jail, they got the wrong kind of bars in there." - Charles Bukowski

Seriously! These people are in their 30s and have been living together for a while. They've registered at a bunch of swanky interior design boutiques and high-end kitchen stores. $400 juicer? 12 place settings for your no-dining-room Manhattan apartment?

That one doesn't even have a partner!

Today at brunch, I was venting about a friend whose wedding is costing me a lot of money (destination wedding, expensive registry, asking me to host a 60+ person bridal shower) and that I thought it was venturing into the greedy. One of my girlfriends announced that she'll remember not to invite me to her wedding. …

Luckily, I have a few friends in my neighborhood who would all be willing to help out. Luckily for me, cats are maybe a little more independent so an unexpected late night wouldn't be any trouble.

Gonna give the moms in my life some charity gift cards this year. I'm thinking Donors Choose or Kiva. Any other suggestions?

A food bank? A women's shelter?

Every lady of a certain age needs at least one cat.

Today's was so good - I still love Arya (she's my favorite from the books).

I have hardly left the house this weekend but instead of feeling bummed about it, I am telling myself that I did do something productive - I saved money! I'm not laying around like a slug, watching TV; I'm saving money. It looks like I took two naps today but actually, I was saving money.

I think that her mom is the best person to make that decision.

I can't say that I know what it's like to be clumsy but part of being a parent, I think, is teaching your kids to live in the world with whatever traits they do have. So even if this girl is forever knocking things over, she can still learn how to gracefully make amends. It seems to be that other people view…

If I ever get the sense that a friend is having more-than-friendly feelings for me, I always drop in a complaint about how that's happened to me in the past and it has ruined the friendship as a big neon HINT. Take that as you choose.

I disagree with some earlier posters. I think that people can learn to be more attentive to their surroundings and you're the person who was there and knows whether or not sending her to bed early was the right response. Maybe part of your conversation tomorrow could be about better ways to help her learn to pay…

Yeah, I thought about calling and asking him to fax over all the estimates for me to review but I'm a lawyer all week - I don't need to lawyer my personal life.

I got in to the tiniest of car accidents yesterday; my foot slipped off the brake at a red light and I rolled into the car in front of me. They other driver was really easygoing and I told him that I'd prefer to pay cash to save us both the inconvenience. He called today - $1500! In addition to the new paint job (I…

I think it's a polite "let us know if it's too much" but I would feel welcome to pop in with a bottle of wine and say hi. Once you get there, you might realize that it's not really the place for you but you can just say "wanted to stop buy quickly and meet my thoughtful neighbors" and then leave.

I am certainly not saying that I wouldn't be surprised but I don't think I'd be angry. If anything, I'd probably feel some empathy for a partner who didn't say anyting sooner because they probably feared rejection and ridicule. I wouldn't feel misled or betrayed. People make complicated decisions about very…