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Q. At a recent literary festival I attended a talk with a high-profile octogenarian writer. I had already bought her…
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Q. I am anxious about a forthcoming house party to which several people in my friendship group have been invited.…
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Q. I am anxious about a forthcoming house party to which several people in my friendship group have been invited.…
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Q. The problem encountered by R.B. of Fareham (6 June) is similar to one I wish to avoid. I have…
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Q. The problem encountered by R.B. of Fareham (6 June) is similar to one I wish to avoid. I have…
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Q. My partner, a leading political commentator on a national newspaper, recently agreed to shave off his hair at the…
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Q. My partner, a leading political commentator on a national newspaper, recently agreed to shave off his hair at the…
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Q. I was at the theatre recently and bumped into a well-known Liverpudlian crooner coming out of the disabled lavatory.…
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Q. I was at the theatre recently and bumped into a well-known Liverpudlian crooner coming out of the disabled lavatory.…
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Q. My parents brought me up to write only my name in a visitors’ book. However, following a recent long…
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Q. My parents brought me up to write only my name in a visitors’ book. However, following a recent long…
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Q. What should I say the next time I run into a woman with whom I was at art school…
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Q. What should I say the next time I run into a woman with whom I was at art school…
Dear Mary
Q. I felt uncomfortable during a dinner for 20 in a private house. The young man on my left had…
Dear Mary
Q. I felt uncomfortable during a dinner for 20 in a private house. The young man on my left had…
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Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…
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Q. How can I discipline inconsiderate people who do not reply properly to wedding invitations? I am being driven demented…
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Q. I have a friend who can be shy and inhibited. Recently, he was invited to stay on a Caribbean…
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Q. I have a friend who can be shy and inhibited. Recently, he was invited to stay on a Caribbean…
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Q. As a writer I find working at home too distracting. I am a longstanding member of the London Library…
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Q. As a writer I find working at home too distracting. I am a longstanding member of the London Library…
Dear Mary
Q. Six months ago I invited some old friends to be my guests at a reunion dinner. We all love…
Dear Mary
Q. Six months ago I invited some old friends to be my guests at a reunion dinner. We all love…
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Q. I socialise in Shropshire every weekend and regularly give dinners which end at 2 a.m., but it’s a different matter…
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Q. I socialise in Shropshire every weekend and regularly give dinners which end at 2 a.m., but it’s a different matter…










