DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I’m supposed to take my fiancé to her high school best friend’s wedding. She is in the wedding party, but I am not. She keeps telling me I have to rent a tux or buy a new suit and I tell her I don’t need to do either. Which one of us is right? --- A DRESS DOWN GUY

DEAR DRESS DOWN GUY: While the tux may be a little over-the-top, I’d say the suit, or at least a decent sports jacket and dress slacks are in order, especially since you’re both engaged to and accompanying a member of the wedding party. Although it’s an outside chance, it’s not impossible you may be pulled into some of the extended family formal photos.

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: For the second year I have the same professor for one of my classes. I need this course for my major and this professor is the only one who teaches it at my school. I know it isn’t just my imagination, because other people have said they notice it too that my professor is coming on to me. I find it creepy, especially since he’s an older guy with a wife and kids. I don’t know what to do since he is an assistant chair of my department and I’m afraid if I report him he’ll take it out on me and my grades. What should I do? --- UNHAPPY TEACHER’S PET

DEAR UNHAPPY: If you have any doubts, then you could either just ride out the rest of the semester, taking constant care not to put yourself in any potentially compromising situations with him.

If, on the other hand, you’re 100 percent certain your professor is pursuing you, you need to consider taking your concerns to either the dean of the school, or if your college has one, the dean of students or office of student affairs.

Another tool you have at your disposal is ratemyprofessors.com and/or whatever faculty review system you school uses. From what I’ve heard, the powers that be do pay attention to what’s shared by students, especially when it’s in the school’s best interest.

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I was with a guy from my freshman to my senior year of college. We broke up right before we graduated last spring because I found out he was cheating on me with a girl from his work. All these years my mom has absolutely loved this guy as a future son-in-law. She was nearly as upset over the breakup as I was, but at least I knew why it happened. She doesn’t know yet and I don’t know if I should tell her, especially since she keeps unfavorably comparing the new guy in my life to the one who stomped on my heart. Should I tell her the truth or let her keep her little fantasy of my ex? --- MORE INFORMED DAUGHTER

DEAR MORE INFORMED: I think it’s time you told your mother the truth about what happened with guy number 1, if for no other reason than to inspire her to let up on guy number 2. You don’t have to go into gory details, but she deserves a shot at putting things in perspective.