Columns

SERIOUS Steelers Support & Fashion That Flatters

DEAR CAT: I live in California and I’ve been a huge Steelers fan since the 1970s. I convinced my wife to paint our house black and gold, but now the neighbors are complaining about the color…

DEAR CAT: I am somewhat overweight, and when spring comes around I stress a lot about my clothes. I am fashion-savvy enough to know you don’t have to “bare it all” to look good but I don’t think warm weather clothes flatter me…

comment button

Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Read more... »

Guy Can't Score 'Boyfriend' Status & Living With A Dirty Girl

DEAR CAT: I’ve been dating an amazing girl for about 4 months and everything is great in general, but she refuses to call me her boyfriend…

HEY CAT: I share an apartment with a friend and my bedroom abuts our shared bathroom. I can hear pretty much everything through the wall, and she never washes her hands after using the bathroom….

comment button

Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Read more... »

Annoying Office Habits & 'Ruined' By A Relationship

DEAR CAT: I get along well with my office mates but two of them have a habit of pulling out nail clippers and trimming their nails as they sit at their desks! I’m a woman and they are men. Would your answer be different if I were a man and they were women?

DEAR CAT: Three years ago I moved here to be with a man I fell in love with. When I arrived he was cold and uncommunicative and over the next two years I learned he had multiple extracurricular relationships before I arrived…

comment button

Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Read more... »

'Splitting' With Your Ex & Neighborly Concerns

DEAR CAT: Last December my ex-boyfriend and I booked a vacation for this April. We broke up in January and we’ve been trying to figure out who should take the trip…

DEAR CAT: Five years ago a young couple bought the house next to mine. They have neglected the property and turned a once beautiful Cape Cod into an eyesore. What’s the best way to express our concern about their home’s lack of curb appeal?

comment button

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Read more... »

Small Office, Big Fights & Love One Day, Indifference The Next

DEAR CAT: There are only three people in my office: my boss, a secretary and myself. The problem: my boss and the secretary fight constantly. The tiffs balloon into full-blown arguments and it’s uncomfortable to sit through! I had to take this job for lack of other reasonable offers, but my head is throbbing from the constant arguing…

DEAR CAT: A few months ago I began a relationship with a girl I’ve known almost all of my life. I never before thought of her romantically but I decided to give it a try. Now I’ve fallen head over heels for her and she just wants to be friends…

comment button

Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Read more... »