Tag: Karen Bergreen

Someone who uses the gym in our building seems to be taking the remote controls. Do I confront him?

My sister bought me an ugly Christmas sweater. Do I have to wear it? 

My co-op's holidays decorations look like the interior of a Chemical Bank circa 1986. How do I say something without sounding like a snob?

My new girlfriend knows I'm alone this Thanksgiving, but hasn’t invited me to her family dinner. Do I say something?

"I accidentally liked my crush’s Instagram post from 2018. Do I fake my own death or pretend it was intentional?"

You accidentally cut someone off with your cart at Trader Joe’s and she muttered, “Of course.” Now what?

I work in an office with a communal fridge. Someone keeps taking my oat milk. What do I do?

A friend calculates lunch tabs to the nickel, based on who ate what. It's inelegant. Should you speak up?

If someone's bag is on a bus seat you want, "loudly ask them if their bag paid its own fare."

Learn the best advice ever received by the Rag's Ruthless Advice columnists.

Cindy and Karen offer advice for UWSers who have leftover Absolute bagels in their freezers.

What to do when friends don't return your food storage containers? "People suck. Share via Ziploc." 

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Otis loves Trader Joe's potato chips with ridges. Should he be allowed to go in and shop for them himself?