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Asking guests to pay for wedding

Dear Heloise: Times have changed so much in regard to weddings, but common sense sure shouldn’t change. How on earth would someone think about having a wedding and expect the guests to pay for it? This is insane! If you can’t afford the wedding, cut down the guest list -- and I don’t mean ...

Love extended but not returned

Dear Annie: Hoping you can offer some advice! My son has been married for six years to a beautiful girl who rarely speaks to us and acts as though we don’t exist. Her distance has gotten much worse over time, and we have no idea why. We love her and are just as kind to her as we are to our ...

Longtime reader writes in with hint

Dear Heloise: I’m writing in today for my father; I am his daughter. My father is not a computer person and still reads the newspaper everyday with his morning or afternoon coffee. He turns 91 this Dec. 1. He is an avid reader of your column, and as far back as I can remember when growing up, ...

Left on read and left behind

Dear Annie: My co-worker “Dan” and I started at our company around the same time three years ago. We hit it off immediately and became good friends. We’d grab lunch together, vent about work and even hang out on weekends sometimes. Lately, though, things feel ... off. He’s been distant, ...

Replacing the pumps of bottles

Dear Heloise: When a container stops pumping, I remove the pump and replace it with a screw cap from another salvaged bottle. Then I store it upside down. For shampoo, I add a little water and use it up until it’s gone. Everything gets used until the last drop. -- Dean Garrett, in ...