DEAR ABBY: I have a friend who, last year, became the guardian of her 3-year-old granddaughter. This has severely curtailed her dating due to the need to hire baby sitters.
If a gentleman knows her circumstances and asks her out anyway, who is responsible for paying the baby sitter? -- K.B. IN MACON, GA.
DEAR K.B.: Since the child is her responsibility, it is her responsibility to pay for the baby sitter. However, if the "gentleman" knows it will strain her financially -- and he can afford it -- he should offer to pick up the tab.