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DEAR HARRIETTE: I feel awkward when people ask me how much money I make. I recently got a new job at a large tech company as a vice president, and now many of my friends and family keep asking me how much I make. In my opinion, itÕs always rude to ask how much money someone makes, so I always tell people that IÕm not going to give them that ...Read more

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband claims that he supports my career as a lawyer in big law; however, he gets irritated when I work late. He says he feels like I donÕt have time for him and that I always put my job first over everything. I work extremely long hours, sometimes staying at the office past 9 or 10 p.m., and occasionally I even have to log ...Read more

DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband and I are going on our eighth year of marriage. Last year, we experienced indiscretion for the first time -- to my knowledge, anyway. And as you can imagine, it was hard on us. My husband cheated on me with a co-worker. Apparently, it was a sort of work crush that spiraled. When I caught on, he claimed that they only ...Read more

DEAR HARRIETTE: Whenever I share a conflict, dilemma or even something IÕm skilled at with a particular friend of mine, IÕve noticed that she responds by overexplaining it back to me -- often as if I donÕt fully understand my own situation or abilities. For example, if I talk through a personal issue, sheÕll reframe it in basic terms, offer ...Read more

DEAR HARRIETTE: My friend and I have been talking for a month now about booking a summer vacation together to Greece. I recently brought it up again, and she said that she canÕt go anymore because she booked a different vacation with a different friend. She didnÕt mention it beforehand or talk to me about possibly changing plans. She just said...Read more