I did, briefly...it was an underwhelming experience.

Indeed.

Yes, the name Andrea is derived from the Greek name Andreas, which comes from the Greek word "andras", which means "man" (and not in the way that refers to all of humankind, but in the way that refers to males, specifically). So it's doubly amusing to me that Americans use that name for girls.

Doc Watson's in Yorkville. They have live music every Sunday evening, decent bar food, and a lot of the clientele is off-the-boat Irish. Since it's out on 2nd Avenue, tourists don't really know about it. I see people of all ages every time I go there, but have yet to see a baby or any child, for that matter (I'm sure…

Yep. I really don't mean to sound harsh and I get that proselytizing relatives can be a pain in the ass, but this is probably the most mature way of handling it. But if it's in your house and/or you are hosting? Your rules.

Oh, totally. If you're having a huge destination wedding and expecting everyone to attend and, oh, by the way, to stay at a $400-a-night hotel and spring for that $250 frying pan from your registry at Williams-Sonoma, then yes, that's totally selfish and self-absorbed. In our case, it makes just as much sense to do a…

I don't want to sound harsh, but I'd suck it up and eat the fish. It's your father's birthday, and rather than causing a scene, I would just let it go. If you were hosting, it would be another story, but your mother is hosting and the night is specifically for your Dad. Unless you can't eat fish for some reason, I…

He didn't rape her in the book.

That's basically my situation. We're having a very small wedding because that is the way we want it and our closest family and friends are generally well off and on-board with traveling, so it works out well for us.

I'm having a destination wedding because my father passed away a few months ago and I really don't want to have a huge to-do. Also, if I do it in NYC, it's going to be this big, fat Greek wedding and I don't really want to spend a lot of money to feed a ton of people I don't really care about. It's just going to be us…

I usually avoid the bars on St. Paddy's Day like the plague because it's total amateur hour. Instead, tonight my fiancé and I went to our local Irish pub (an institution in NYC where most of the clientele is straight-off-the-boat Irish) and listened to some great live Irish music. Lovely night all around.

She was definitely in the wrong with her behavior to you prior to when you slapped her, but if you were going to slap her, you should have been prepared for her to flip her shit and come after you, particularly given how drunk she was. My dad always used to say, if you're going to throw the first punch, make sure it's…

Believe me, I'm terrified we're going to elect another GW Bush, or worse. Hell, I cried the first time he was elected.

The Tina Fey SNL scenes slay me every time. Never gets old.

I am watching now. I have tried to put her far out of my mind ever since Obama won, but seeing the replay...I just...dear God, we dodged a bullet.

Hang in there - I've been where you are re the depression and wanting to sleep all the time, and I'm sure things will eventually get better for you too. Take care of yourself, and if you need to see a doctor, go do it.

This is absolutely brilliant.

The scene in "10" where Bo Derek comes out of the water.

"I Can't Make You Love Me" by Bonnie Raitt.

This has happened to me in the past, as well, and it didn't work out. If you think it's worth giving one more shot, then go for it, but if he breaks plans on you one more time, I'd tell him that it isn't working and that he can call you when his life is less chaotic and when he can make commitments without constantly…