Philip Galanes
Columnist, Social Q's at The New York Times
@NYTimes columnist of “Social Q’s” and “Table for Three.” Novelist and entertainment lawyer, too.
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5 days ago |
myheraldreview.com | Philip Galanes
A: You don’t! I have enough experience with old friends and their new partners to tell you definitively that an ultimatum like “It’s him or me” will probably spell disaster for your friendship. Your friend’s partner is important to him, and I think you know this already: It’s why you’ve been so deferential toward him. And continuing this wise approach may help you preserve a dear friendship.
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1 week ago |
myheraldreview.com | Philip Galanes
Q: One of my roommates began secretly sleeping with the ex-boyfriend of a good friend. The breakup was five months ago, but my roommate started talking to him right away. I accidentally let it slip to someone, and then, out of guilt, told all my roommates about the affair. The ex-girlfriend was hurt, and my roommate who is having the affair is furious with me. She was one of my best friends, and now she won’t talk to me. She is still sleeping with him. She’s showing her true colors, I guess.
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2 weeks ago |
myheraldreview.com | Philip Galanes
Q: I am getting married in two weeks, and I’m really excited! We have been planning this wedding for nine months. One of our biggest scheduling concerns was my fiancé’s brother: He’s in the Army. Yesterday, he told my fiancé that his wife would not be joining him at the wedding. Last week, she auditioned to be a dancer for a professional football team and was offered the job.
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3 weeks ago |
myheraldreview.com | Philip Galanes
Q: I am getting married in two weeks, and I’m really excited! We have been planning this wedding for nine months. One of our biggest scheduling concerns was my fiancé’s brother: He’s in the Army. Yesterday, he told my fiancé that his wife would not be joining him at the wedding. Last week, she auditioned to be a dancer for a professional football team and was offered the job.
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3 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Philip Galanes
Try to be happy for your future sister-in-law. You are both getting something that you want. Congratulate her on her new gig. Now, you may not mean it wholeheartedly when you do, but trust me: Life is long. And there is no sense in starting your married life in a snit over someone else's dream come true. A woman who works for me dresses provocatively. We work in a formal, professional setting. One day, she wore a black lace dress with cleavage.
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