RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
My roommate turned our living room into his office: who’s right?
My roommate works from home four days a week. His room is tiny, so he sets up in the living room, from 9 to 6. Big monitor, keyboard,…
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I cleaned out the fridge and tossed my roommate’s marinade
In our apartment, nobody cleans the fridge. So I do it, every Sunday night. My rule is simple: anything sitting there without a lid or a…
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RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
I adopted a kitten without asking my roommates: was I wrong?
A coworker was looking for homes for a litter of kittens. I saw one in a photo, tiny, orange, with a folded ear. Love at first sight. I…
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RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
I do burpees at 6 a.m. in our shared living room: too much?
I finally found a workout routine that works for me: twenty minutes of exercise at 6 a.m., before work. Jumping jacks, burpees, push-ups,…
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RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
My roommate’s boyfriend basically lives here and pays nothing
There are three of us in the apartment. Well, there were three. For a few months now, one of my roommates’ boyfriend has been sleeping over…
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RoommatesEditors' Dilemma
My roommate tastes “just a little” of all my groceries: enough?
My roommate doesn’t steal my groceries. He samples them. A spoonful from every yogurt. A square from every chocolate bar. Three chips from…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
Not invited to my friend’s birthday party: should I be upset?
I have a friend I grab lunch with a lot, and we text almost every day. For my birthday, I invited her, obviously. For hers, I found out on…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
I ask my friend for a deposit to borrow my books: am I cheap?
I love books, and I take really good care of mine. My best friend loves books too, but in his own way: he dog-ears the pages, reads in the…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
My friend cheats at cornhole, so I brought a laser measure
Every summer, my crew plays never-ending games of cornhole at the campground. One of my friends has a habit: when we measure close bags, he…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
My friend swapped our Sunday hikes for trail running: do I let go?
A friend and I have hiked together every Sunday morning for years. Easy trails, with a snack break at the top and lots of chatting. It was…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
Was I wrong to bring my new boyfriend to her birthday unannounced?
A friend was celebrating her thirtieth with a dinner at her place, for about ten people. I’d just met someone, and things were going great.…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
I refused to help my best friend move: was I wrong?
My best friend is moving. Again. That’s the fourth time in six years. He’s leaving a fifth-floor walk-up for a fourth-floor walk-up. He…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
My friends made me the official Saturday night designated driver
In my group of friends, I’m the only one with a car. At first, I was happy to help. Then it became automatic. Every Saturday, someone posts…
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FriendsEditors' Dilemma
I give my always-late friend a fake time: is that wrong?
I have an amazing friend, funny, generous, and always late. Not five minutes: forty-five minutes, minimum. At the movies, we’ve missed the…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
My brother-in-law wants us to dog-sit for three weeks: do I say yes?
My brother-in-law is going abroad for three weeks for work. He asked us to watch his dog. A big dog, super sweet, super energetic, who…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
Leave at 5 or at 10? My father-in-law and I took two cars
Every summer, we join my husband’s family in Florida, an eight-hour drive. We make the trip with my father-in-law, who lives near us. He…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
My mother-in-law wants me to call her “Mom”: should I?
I’ve been with my partner for six years, and I get along well with his mom. She’s warm, she sends me a card every birthday, she calls me…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
I nap at my in-laws’ on Sundays: is that rude?
Once a month, we have Sunday dinner at my in-laws’. The meal starts at noon and ends around 3. Then everyone stays at the table playing…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
I liked the store-bought pie better than my mother-in-law’s
Every Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law makes her homemade pumpkin pie. It’s her pride and joy. This year, she served two pies: hers, and one…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
My brother-in-law treats me like the family’s free IT department
I work in IT. For my in-laws, that means I can fix anything: printers, Wi-Fi routers, TVs, phones that “make weird noises.” My…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
My father-in-law planted tomatoes in our lawn without asking
My husband and I finally have a house with a small backyard. A lawn, two bushes, a table. We love how simple it is. While we were on…
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In-lawsEditors' Dilemma
My mother-in-law drops by unannounced with our spare key
When we moved in, we gave my mother-in-law a key, “for emergencies.” She lives ten minutes away. Since then, there’s been an emergency…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
My parents lend the lake house to my brother, never to me
My parents have a little house on a lake that they don’t use much anymore. For three summers now, my brother has spent the whole month of…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
My sister cheats at Monopoly, I sulk: who’s ruining Christmas Eve?
In my family, on Christmas Eve, we play Monopoly. It’s tradition. And it’s also tradition that my sister is the banker. This year, I saw…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
My mom wants a call every day, I want one a week: who’s right?
Since I moved across the country for work, my mom calls me every day. At 7 p.m. sharp. If I don’t pick up, she calls back at 7:15, then…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
Who deserves the ocean-view room at the family beach house?
My grandparents have a little house on the Outer Banks where the whole family spends part of the summer. There’s one bedroom with an ocean…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
My mom gave my childhood comics to a yard sale: who’s wrong?
At my parents’ house, there were still three boxes of my childhood comic books in the attic. Issues I’d read over and over, some with my…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
Am I wrong to refuse to do dishes at our family Christmas dinner?
Every year, the whole family gets together at my parents’ for Christmas. There are about twenty of us. After dinner, my mom hands out…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
My parents turned my childhood bedroom into a home gym
I moved out of my parents’ house eight years ago. But my teenage bedroom had stayed exactly the same: the posters, the twin bed, the swim…
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FamilyEditors' Dilemma
My mom reorganizes my kitchen every time she visits: too far?
My mom comes to stay with me for a few days three or four times a year. I love her. But every visit, she rearranges my kitchen. Not a quick…
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