Tag: ruthless advice

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?

We have tickets to a Broadway show, and back-to-school night is the same night. Are we bad parents if we don’t go?

She wants to stop and look at the birds. He wants to keep power walking. Who wins?

When your mother-in-law invites you on a vacation she's paying for, do you have to go?

What should you do when a long-time member of your tennis group is having trouble keeping up?

How do you introduce a mixed-race girlfriend to parents who have "a touch of inherited racism"?

Friends bring wine and flowers to my dinner parties. How do I make them stop?

Constantly accosted on the sidewalk by people bearing petitions? Feel free to act like a jerk -- or to carry a petition of your own.

What to do when a friend drones on about the same problem every time you see them? Nod kindly and recite Shakespeare monologues in your head.

What do we do when a famous couple moves into our Upper West Side building?

Is chivalry dead? No, but why not open doors for women AND for men.

Dear Lousy Dog Mom: If passersby bark back at your barking dog, offer them a doggie treat.

Which is worse: Me and Tom visited the English teacher, or The teacher quizzed Tom and I on gerunds?

Wondering what to do when you don't get a thank you note for the wedding present you sent? Ruthless has the answer.