Dear Mary

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29 April 2017 9:00 am

Q. New colleagues invited us to lunch but didn’t warn us that the clippings had not been cleared up from…

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22 April 2017 9:00 am

Q. May I pass on a tip to readers wishing to reject a hopeful romantic partner without hurting their feelings?…

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14 April 2017 11:00 pm

Q. My aunt lives in a small market town with narrow roads and limited parking. A neighbour opposite acquired a…

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8 April 2017 9:00 am

A friend of a friend hosted an engagement party in a London hotel. Invitations had gone out six weeks beforehand,…

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1 April 2017 9:00 am

Q. As an artist I’m indebted to my sponsor. I also like him, but not his habit of ringing me…

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25 March 2017 9:00 am

Q. We had some people up from London for a very long weekend. We put on an extra-special do, costing…

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18 March 2017 9:00 am

Q. Living in a large house in the country within striking distance of a motorway, we get a lot of…

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11 March 2017 9:00 am

Q. Most of my friends have small children and being mostly media types in west London, have given them silly…

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9 March 2017 3:00 pm

Q. Most of my friends have small children and being mostly media types in west London, have given them silly…

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4 March 2017 9:00 am

My partner has become a recycling fascist. She checks everything I put into the bin. I received two bollockings today alone…

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2 March 2017 3:00 pm

My partner has become a recycling fascist. She checks everything I put into the bin. I received two bollockings today alone…

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25 February 2017 9:00 am

Q. I’ve listened to the radio to deal with insomnia for years (Dear Mary, 18 February) and your suggestion of…

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23 February 2017 3:00 pm

Q. I’ve listened to the radio to deal with insomnia for years (Dear Mary, 18 February) and your suggestion of…

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18 February 2017 9:00 am

Q. My husband and I like to go to concerts and recitals but he is an artist with a very…

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16 February 2017 3:00 pm

Q. My husband and I like to go to concerts and recitals but he is an artist with a very…

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11 February 2017 9:00 am

Q. A (very attractive) man I knew at university invited me to a party given by him and his girlfriend.…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

Q. A (very attractive) man I knew at university invited me to a party given by him and his girlfriend.…

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9 February 2017 3:00 pm

Q. A (very attractive) man I knew at university invited me to a party given by him and his girlfriend.…

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4 February 2017 9:00 am

Q. My granddaughter has asked to use our barn for her 21st birthday dance in June. We can only sleep…

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2 February 2017 3:00 pm

Q. My granddaughter has asked to use our barn for her 21st birthday dance in June. We can only sleep…

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28 January 2017 9:00 am

Q. I recently made an arrangement with a flaky friend from university to go to my gym together. Half an…

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26 January 2017 3:00 pm

Q. I recently made an arrangement with a flaky friend from university to go to my gym together. Half an…

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21 January 2017 9:00 am

Q. At a drinks party at Christie’s this evening my face was splattered with flecks of spit from the guest…

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19 January 2017 3:00 pm

Q. At a drinks party at Christie’s this evening my face was splattered with flecks of spit from the guest…

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14 January 2017 9:00 am

Q. My son decided to go straight into work and has got a job. The problem is that it is…