latestSeptember 24, 2021

Friend Has Money, but Doesn't Dress Like It

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: One of my closest friends is also probably my richest. She comes from money and inherited the add-to-it gene. Still, she dresses like she just refreshed her wardrobe at a thri... more

September 14, 2021

Crush on New Roommate's Brother Could Make Things Awkward

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I just moved into my first apartment and have two other roommates. We all get along pretty good, and sometimes hangout together in the living room or on the deck before, durin... more

September 03, 2021

Neighborhood Newcomers Viewed with Suspicion

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My wife and I moved into a house in what was long considered a middle class holdout, surrounded by neighborhoods that have been redeveloped into townhouses and McMansion subdi... more

July 22, 2021

Habitually Late Friend Aggravates LW

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I know that I am not always on time for everything, especially now that I have two kids of my own, but I have a friend who even before we started having families could NEVER m... more

June 08, 2021

Friend Claims Snarky Post Is Just for Fun

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I met “Sarah” while at university. We lost touch for a few years, but then reconnected at a gallery in a part of town I usually don’t frequent. We seemed to hit if off, and st... more

May 21, 2021

Handbag Gets Lighter After Visits with Friend

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: At first I thought it was my imagination, but now I know it isn’t me. A few times after I got together with my former co-worker and friend, I noticed something went missing fr... more

March 18, 2021

Recent Break-up Leaves Roommate a Little Too Clingy

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: Before breaking up with her boyfriend, my roommate was hardly ever around. Now that they’re done, she barely leaves the apartment, not even to go for a jog, which was always h... more

March 12, 2021

Neighbors Go to Strange Lengths to Block Out Family Next-Door

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: We bought our house from an elderly couple who rarely used their back yard, and certainly were not at all noisy.... more

February 05, 2021

Craftsman Gets Mixed Reviews from Neighbors

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I am a trained carpenter with a day job in a different field, trying to get my woodworking business off the ground. In the past year, I have gained some regular clients and do... more

January 29, 2021

Now Able-bodied Friend Expects Continued Dog Walking

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: A good friend of mine’s wife had a baby right before my friend deployed. They have a young dog that they had just about housetrained when he left, so I volunteered to help wit... more

January 07, 2021

Neighbor's Overcrowded House Makes Parking a Headache

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: The man who owns the house across from ours rents out his house, which is divided into three apartments. The place only has at most four or five legal bedrooms, and we’ve coun... more

December 22, 2020

LW Upset About Friend's Return to Cheating Boyfriend

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: I was told by a mutual friend that a good friend of mine has gotten back together with the boyfriend who cheated on her at least twice, that she knows of, during the last time... more

October 29, 2020

Songbird Girlfriend Drives Roommate Nuts

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My roommate has been seeing this girl who used to be in a band and who knows the words to about a gazillion songs, all of which she sings either out loud or under her breath w... more

October 23, 2020

The Trials of a Shared Driveway

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: We knew going into our new home in an older neighborhood that we shared a driveway with our next-door neighbors. They recently had their half redone in concrete, which we can’... more

September 18, 2020

Fellow Grandmother Can't Take Any More Perfect Grandchild News

DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: My friend, “Annie”, and I have grandchildren who were born within a few weeks of each other. That’s happened twice now, and while it can be fun comparing notes and boasts, Ann... more

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