Advice ChatMy husband is a new soccer fan and wants to spend $1,000 on World Cup tickets"I think major live events are (typically!) worth it for the unparalleled experience you’ll have."Rosa Cartagena and Abigail Covington My partner and I can’t agree on whether the AC should be 70 or 80 degreesEarl Hopkins and Stephanie Farr I keep running into my ex at our local bars. Do I have to find new ones?Dugan Arnett and Beatrice Forman I'm worried I'm too fancy for our oldest friends, not fancy enough for new ones. What do I do?Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall My neighbors treat the sidewalk like their personal patio. Am I rude for wanting quiet after 10 p.m.?Rosa Cartagena and Stephanie Farr AdvertisementWe moved our family to the suburbs and it's not going well. Should we move back?"There are different benefits to living in the suburbs (nature!) vs. the city (culture!)."Abigail Covington, Mike Newall, and Evan Weiss Is my boyfriend worth the gas money to Jersey?"It would grow old quick, again, if love weren’t involved."Abigail Covington and Jason Nark My boyfriend took me to his ex’s restaurant ... three times. Am I part of a psychological experiment?"Is there any meal in this city worth a humiliation ritual?"Elizabeth Wellington and Rosa Cartagena My neighbors are too chatty. How do I go home without being rude?"Maybe start yawning as you walk up the stairs, slump your shoulders, really sell it."Abigail Covington and Mike Newall My roommate's girlfriend is basically living with us. At what point can I ask her to pay rent?"It's about boundaries, not rent."Beatrice Forman and Elizabeth Wellington Someone keeps putting half-empty iced coffee cups on my steps. What do I do?"Talk to your neighbors. You might not be the only one."Earl Hopkins and Abigail Covington My boyfriend never wants to leave his Philly neighborhood. Is that a red flag?"Maybe don’t start by accusing them of having a side piece."Beatrice Forman and Abigail Covington My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?"Maybe the smell will go away, but what do you do if they keep putting it down?"Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall Should I fake being sick so I can go to the Phillies’ home opener?"I do think that 'I have to go to a baseball game' should be an acceptable reason to take a sick day in Philadelphia."Aubrey Whelan and Sam Ruland Do I make up an excuse or tell the truth to get out of a Shore house plan?"Shore houses are expensive. Time is precious."Amy S. Rosenberg and Mike Newall How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?"The question is, do we do the hacking in the middle of the night? Or boldly in broad open daylight?"Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington Two random teenagers threw snowballs at me, a grown man. What should I do?"Snowballs aren’t fun and games to me."Evan Weiss, Jason Nark, and Mike Newall Has Wawa’s food changed too much?Three Inquirer staffers discuss the beloved chain.Stephanie Farr, Jenn Ladd, and Tommy Rowan Was it weird to ask a man for ride or was it weird for his wife to treat us like a nuisance?Who is at fault: the asker, the husband, or the wife?Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Stephanie Farr My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington See more storiesAdvertisement
My husband is a new soccer fan and wants to spend $1,000 on World Cup tickets"I think major live events are (typically!) worth it for the unparalleled experience you’ll have."Rosa Cartagena and Abigail Covington
My husband is a new soccer fan and wants to spend $1,000 on World Cup tickets"I think major live events are (typically!) worth it for the unparalleled experience you’ll have."Rosa Cartagena and Abigail Covington
My partner and I can’t agree on whether the AC should be 70 or 80 degreesEarl Hopkins and Stephanie Farr
My partner and I can’t agree on whether the AC should be 70 or 80 degreesEarl Hopkins and Stephanie Farr
I keep running into my ex at our local bars. Do I have to find new ones?Dugan Arnett and Beatrice Forman
I keep running into my ex at our local bars. Do I have to find new ones?Dugan Arnett and Beatrice Forman
I'm worried I'm too fancy for our oldest friends, not fancy enough for new ones. What do I do?Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall
I'm worried I'm too fancy for our oldest friends, not fancy enough for new ones. What do I do?Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall
My neighbors treat the sidewalk like their personal patio. Am I rude for wanting quiet after 10 p.m.?Rosa Cartagena and Stephanie Farr
My neighbors treat the sidewalk like their personal patio. Am I rude for wanting quiet after 10 p.m.?Rosa Cartagena and Stephanie Farr
We moved our family to the suburbs and it's not going well. Should we move back?"There are different benefits to living in the suburbs (nature!) vs. the city (culture!)."Abigail Covington, Mike Newall, and Evan Weiss
We moved our family to the suburbs and it's not going well. Should we move back?"There are different benefits to living in the suburbs (nature!) vs. the city (culture!)."Abigail Covington, Mike Newall, and Evan Weiss
Is my boyfriend worth the gas money to Jersey?"It would grow old quick, again, if love weren’t involved."Abigail Covington and Jason Nark
Is my boyfriend worth the gas money to Jersey?"It would grow old quick, again, if love weren’t involved."Abigail Covington and Jason Nark
My boyfriend took me to his ex’s restaurant ... three times. Am I part of a psychological experiment?"Is there any meal in this city worth a humiliation ritual?"Elizabeth Wellington and Rosa Cartagena
My boyfriend took me to his ex’s restaurant ... three times. Am I part of a psychological experiment?"Is there any meal in this city worth a humiliation ritual?"Elizabeth Wellington and Rosa Cartagena
My neighbors are too chatty. How do I go home without being rude?"Maybe start yawning as you walk up the stairs, slump your shoulders, really sell it."Abigail Covington and Mike Newall
My neighbors are too chatty. How do I go home without being rude?"Maybe start yawning as you walk up the stairs, slump your shoulders, really sell it."Abigail Covington and Mike Newall
My roommate's girlfriend is basically living with us. At what point can I ask her to pay rent?"It's about boundaries, not rent."Beatrice Forman and Elizabeth Wellington
My roommate's girlfriend is basically living with us. At what point can I ask her to pay rent?"It's about boundaries, not rent."Beatrice Forman and Elizabeth Wellington
Someone keeps putting half-empty iced coffee cups on my steps. What do I do?"Talk to your neighbors. You might not be the only one."Earl Hopkins and Abigail Covington
Someone keeps putting half-empty iced coffee cups on my steps. What do I do?"Talk to your neighbors. You might not be the only one."Earl Hopkins and Abigail Covington
My boyfriend never wants to leave his Philly neighborhood. Is that a red flag?"Maybe don’t start by accusing them of having a side piece."Beatrice Forman and Abigail Covington
My boyfriend never wants to leave his Philly neighborhood. Is that a red flag?"Maybe don’t start by accusing them of having a side piece."Beatrice Forman and Abigail Covington
My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?"Maybe the smell will go away, but what do you do if they keep putting it down?"Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall
My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?"Maybe the smell will go away, but what do you do if they keep putting it down?"Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall
Should I fake being sick so I can go to the Phillies’ home opener?"I do think that 'I have to go to a baseball game' should be an acceptable reason to take a sick day in Philadelphia."Aubrey Whelan and Sam Ruland
Should I fake being sick so I can go to the Phillies’ home opener?"I do think that 'I have to go to a baseball game' should be an acceptable reason to take a sick day in Philadelphia."Aubrey Whelan and Sam Ruland
Do I make up an excuse or tell the truth to get out of a Shore house plan?"Shore houses are expensive. Time is precious."Amy S. Rosenberg and Mike Newall
Do I make up an excuse or tell the truth to get out of a Shore house plan?"Shore houses are expensive. Time is precious."Amy S. Rosenberg and Mike Newall
How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?"The question is, do we do the hacking in the middle of the night? Or boldly in broad open daylight?"Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington
How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?"The question is, do we do the hacking in the middle of the night? Or boldly in broad open daylight?"Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington
Two random teenagers threw snowballs at me, a grown man. What should I do?"Snowballs aren’t fun and games to me."Evan Weiss, Jason Nark, and Mike Newall
Two random teenagers threw snowballs at me, a grown man. What should I do?"Snowballs aren’t fun and games to me."Evan Weiss, Jason Nark, and Mike Newall
Has Wawa’s food changed too much?Three Inquirer staffers discuss the beloved chain.Stephanie Farr, Jenn Ladd, and Tommy Rowan
Has Wawa’s food changed too much?Three Inquirer staffers discuss the beloved chain.Stephanie Farr, Jenn Ladd, and Tommy Rowan
Was it weird to ask a man for ride or was it weird for his wife to treat us like a nuisance?Who is at fault: the asker, the husband, or the wife?Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Stephanie Farr
Was it weird to ask a man for ride or was it weird for his wife to treat us like a nuisance?Who is at fault: the asker, the husband, or the wife?Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Stephanie Farr
My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington
My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington
