Ask Natalie - Etiquette & Ethics

latestOctober 13, 2021

Ask Natalie: Roommate used your vibrator without asking… and now things are really awkward?

DEAR NATALIE: My roommate and I are really close. We share a lot of our clothes and accessories. We love being together and have become great friends over the past three years. But she did something t... more

September 22, 2021

Ask Natalie: Got hit on at a party and new friend turned on you, not her disrespectful fiancé?

DEAR NATALIE: I was at an event last week and I met a woman and her fiancé. They seemed like really nice people and so we hung out with them for a while. Well, at one point, the woman went to the ladi... more

September 15, 2021

Ask Natalie: Landlord avoids you and won’t repair issues around the property. What should you do?

DEAR NATALIE: I'm living in rural America and my landlord thinks differently than I do. (Different backgrounds, I think). I’ve gotten a few things wrong in the few years I've lived under their roof. I... more

September 08, 2021

Ask Natalie: Found out your son has a child, and not sure how to handle their sibling who isn’t related to you?

DEAR NATALIE: I'm 62 years old and I've raised three children. I started in 1980 and my last child left home finally in 2013 when I got married. Mind you, the middle and youngest stayed with us and we... more

November 04, 2020

Ask Natalie: Boyfriend cheated and is lying to your friends about why you broke up? Boyfriend proposed via Zoom but now you aren’t sure if you want to marry?

DEAR NATALIE: My boyfriend of four years and I just broke up last week. It was a rough breakup but I was so unhappy that I needed to get out of the relationship. Since then, he has been going around t... more

October 21, 2020

Ask Natalie: Boyfriend not supportive of your new job promotion? Best friend’s (very!) recent ex-boyfriend asked you out. Now what?

DEAR NATALIE: My boyfriend and I have been having some trouble lately in our relationship. We’ve been together for three years and started dating our senior year of college. Things were great in the b... more

October 14, 2020

Ask Natalie: Invited to ex-girlfriend’s wedding but not sure you should go? Found out your fiancé had an abortion years ago and now second-guessing the relationship?

DEAR NATALIE: My ex-girlfriend invited me to her wedding. She broke up with me about a year ago and now she is already moving on with a new guy. I’ve known her and her family forever--we were together... more

June 17, 2020

Ask Natalie: Trying to explain why Black Lives Matter to family who responds with “All Lives Matter”? Worried that your son and husband will lose their jobs as police officers because of defunding?

DEAR NATALIE: How do I explain to my family, who are Trump supporters, that Black Lives Matter does not exclude white people from anything? They repeatedly say, “all lives matter,” in response, which ... more

February 12, 2020

What do you do when a restaurant owner sat at your table, ate soup you didn’t order and then charged you for it? Dating a “judgmental” vegan and you’re a meat eater?

DEAR NATALIE: My friend and I recently visited a small ethnic restaurant. The restaurant owner himself took our order: a large appetizer platter we intended to share. My friend asked if she could also... more

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