This reader has a tough situation with her mother-in-law. She sure could use your thoughtful advice. I recently visited my husband's family, and am just steaming. I get along really well with his parents, and appreciate how they've welcomed me as a daughter, but I can't deal with my mother-in-law's comments about my body. She's super honest and open, but she has no filter from her brain to her Read more

While Matthew McConaughey is stripping down in Magic Mike these days, we can't help but reminisce about his iconic role in the rom-com How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. In the movie, Andie Anderson showed us quite a few dating don'ts — from a superstitious love fern to an eerie scrapbook of future children — but it's possible to lose a guy's attention long before the 10-day mark. First Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I've been dating my boyfriend for four years now and he's my first boyfriend. Overall, he's pretty amazing. I got seriously injured in a car accident and it took me a long time to fully recover. During that time, I wasn't able to work much and my boyfriend helped me to make payments on school Read more

One of the trickiest elements of wedding etiquette is the plus-one problem: who gets a date, who doesn't, and how do you know one way or the other? Invitation wording should make it crystal clear, but not everyone is familiar with the common wedding protocol. If you're confused about the "and guest" arrangement, we have the answers to the most common plus-one questions: Who gets a plus-one? A Read more

This question is from a Group Therapy post in our TrèsSugar Community. Add your advice in the comments! I've had a text "fling" (OK let's call it what it is: flirty pic swapping with a lot of chatter, both sexy and not) with a longtime buddy and I think I've been had. Not sure what the etiquette is in this situation, but after two messages over two days asking how he is with no reply (he had a Read more

Text messaging can be a tricky world to navigate; ignoring real life for the digital can cause offense, while failing to respond to a text may leave others furious. Naturally, the experts in etiquette at the Emily Post Institute have a guide for keeping the tech-savvy public polite in their texting. Here's what you need to know to text with care. Don't text when you wouldn't call — As the Read more

Friendships with your co-workers are inevitable — and a great way to connect to your workplace — but it's important to set a few conversation boundaries. Avoid these four topics to maintain a sense of professionalism and keep your office relationships work-appropriate. Dollars and cents: It's no secret that salary talk should be avoided, but it's not just paychecks that ought to remain Read more

Ever since we saw Liz Lemon dish her advice on 30 Rock, this concept of dealbreakers has been all over the pop culture stratosphere. While it's important to have a set of standards that you hold yourself and your partner to, sometimes the things we think are dealbreakers can be pretty trite. For example, how much money he makes, how tall he is, or his favorite band are not the key ingredients for Read more

Last weekend, Kat Von D wrote a public note on her Facebook page provocatively titled: "Thank you, Jesse James." Certain aspects of her personal note conveyed a message of healthy healing. With that said, there were more than a few stinging comments that seemed a little out of place for someone coming from a place of "love and light." After a breakup you might have a genuine desire to move on, Read more