Advice ChatMy neighbors treat the sidewalk like their personal patio. Am I rude for wanting quiet after 10 p.m.?"Heck, they could bring a six-pack with them and I’d bet it would help make broaching the subject even easier."Rosa Cartagena and Stephanie Farr We moved our family to the suburbs and it's not going well. Should we move back?Abigail Covington, Mike Newall, and Evan Weiss Is my boyfriend worth the gas money to Jersey?Abigail Covington and Jason Nark My boyfriend took me to his ex’s restaurant ... three times. Am I part of a psychological experiment?Elizabeth Wellington and Rosa Cartagena My neighbors are too chatty. How do I go home without being rude?Abigail Covington and Mike Newall AdvertisementMy roommate's girlfriend is basically living with us. At what point can I ask her to pay rent?"It's about boundaries, not rent."Beatrice Forman and Elizabeth Wellington Someone keeps putting half-empty iced coffee cups on my steps. What do I do?"Talk to your neighbors. You might not be the only one."Earl Hopkins and Abigail Covington My boyfriend never wants to leave his Philly neighborhood. Is that a red flag?"Maybe don’t start by accusing them of having a side piece."Beatrice Forman and Abigail Covington My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?"Maybe the smell will go away, but what do you do if they keep putting it down?"Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall Should I fake being sick so I can go to the Phillies’ home opener?"I do think that 'I have to go to a baseball game' should be an acceptable reason to take a sick day in Philadelphia."Aubrey Whelan and Sam Ruland Do I make up an excuse or tell the truth to get out of a Shore house plan?"Shore houses are expensive. Time is precious."Amy S. Rosenberg and Mike Newall How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?"The question is, do we do the hacking in the middle of the night? Or boldly in broad open daylight?"Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington Two random teenagers threw snowballs at me, a grown man. What should I do?"Snowballs aren’t fun and games to me."Evan Weiss, Jason Nark, and Mike Newall Has Wawa’s food changed too much?Three Inquirer staffers discuss the beloved chain.Stephanie Farr, Jenn Ladd, and Tommy Rowan Was it weird to ask a man for ride or was it weird for his wife to treat us like a nuisance?Who is at fault: the asker, the husband, or the wife?Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Stephanie Farr My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington Can I take a loose sled from the bottom of the hill?Is it stealing... from a child?Evan Weiss, Mike Newall, and Jason Nark What’s a better vacation: a week at the Jersey Shore or spring training in Clearwater?If you're a regular Shore goer, would it be summer without it?Evan Weiss, Amy S. Rosenberg, and Sam Ruland The Eagles are done. Which team, if anyone, am I allowed to root for now?Patriots? Texans? Bills? Bears? Inquirer journalists weigh in.Sam Ruland, Dugan Arnett, Tommy Rowan, Amy S. Rosenberg, and Matt Mullin Do I risk my stress-free run club for a relationship that might not work out?"I’m in a run club, which I love because it’s chill. But, there’s another runner I want to date."Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Bedatri D. Choudhury See more storiesAdvertisement
My neighbors treat the sidewalk like their personal patio. Am I rude for wanting quiet after 10 p.m.?"Heck, they could bring a six-pack with them and I’d bet it would help make broaching the subject even easier."Rosa Cartagena and Stephanie Farr
My neighbors treat the sidewalk like their personal patio. Am I rude for wanting quiet after 10 p.m.?"Heck, they could bring a six-pack with them and I’d bet it would help make broaching the subject even easier."Rosa Cartagena and Stephanie Farr
We moved our family to the suburbs and it's not going well. Should we move back?Abigail Covington, Mike Newall, and Evan Weiss
We moved our family to the suburbs and it's not going well. Should we move back?Abigail Covington, Mike Newall, and Evan Weiss
My boyfriend took me to his ex’s restaurant ... three times. Am I part of a psychological experiment?Elizabeth Wellington and Rosa Cartagena
My boyfriend took me to his ex’s restaurant ... three times. Am I part of a psychological experiment?Elizabeth Wellington and Rosa Cartagena
My roommate's girlfriend is basically living with us. At what point can I ask her to pay rent?"It's about boundaries, not rent."Beatrice Forman and Elizabeth Wellington
My roommate's girlfriend is basically living with us. At what point can I ask her to pay rent?"It's about boundaries, not rent."Beatrice Forman and Elizabeth Wellington
Someone keeps putting half-empty iced coffee cups on my steps. What do I do?"Talk to your neighbors. You might not be the only one."Earl Hopkins and Abigail Covington
Someone keeps putting half-empty iced coffee cups on my steps. What do I do?"Talk to your neighbors. You might not be the only one."Earl Hopkins and Abigail Covington
My boyfriend never wants to leave his Philly neighborhood. Is that a red flag?"Maybe don’t start by accusing them of having a side piece."Beatrice Forman and Abigail Covington
My boyfriend never wants to leave his Philly neighborhood. Is that a red flag?"Maybe don’t start by accusing them of having a side piece."Beatrice Forman and Abigail Covington
My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?"Maybe the smell will go away, but what do you do if they keep putting it down?"Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall
My neighbor's fertilizer smells awful. What can I do?"Maybe the smell will go away, but what do you do if they keep putting it down?"Elizabeth Wellington and Mike Newall
Should I fake being sick so I can go to the Phillies’ home opener?"I do think that 'I have to go to a baseball game' should be an acceptable reason to take a sick day in Philadelphia."Aubrey Whelan and Sam Ruland
Should I fake being sick so I can go to the Phillies’ home opener?"I do think that 'I have to go to a baseball game' should be an acceptable reason to take a sick day in Philadelphia."Aubrey Whelan and Sam Ruland
Do I make up an excuse or tell the truth to get out of a Shore house plan?"Shore houses are expensive. Time is precious."Amy S. Rosenberg and Mike Newall
Do I make up an excuse or tell the truth to get out of a Shore house plan?"Shore houses are expensive. Time is precious."Amy S. Rosenberg and Mike Newall
How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?"The question is, do we do the hacking in the middle of the night? Or boldly in broad open daylight?"Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington
How do I trim my neighbor's tree without starting another feud?"The question is, do we do the hacking in the middle of the night? Or boldly in broad open daylight?"Evan Weiss, Elizabeth Wellington, and Abigail Covington
Two random teenagers threw snowballs at me, a grown man. What should I do?"Snowballs aren’t fun and games to me."Evan Weiss, Jason Nark, and Mike Newall
Two random teenagers threw snowballs at me, a grown man. What should I do?"Snowballs aren’t fun and games to me."Evan Weiss, Jason Nark, and Mike Newall
Has Wawa’s food changed too much?Three Inquirer staffers discuss the beloved chain.Stephanie Farr, Jenn Ladd, and Tommy Rowan
Has Wawa’s food changed too much?Three Inquirer staffers discuss the beloved chain.Stephanie Farr, Jenn Ladd, and Tommy Rowan
Was it weird to ask a man for ride or was it weird for his wife to treat us like a nuisance?Who is at fault: the asker, the husband, or the wife?Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Stephanie Farr
Was it weird to ask a man for ride or was it weird for his wife to treat us like a nuisance?Who is at fault: the asker, the husband, or the wife?Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Stephanie Farr
My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington
My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington
Can I take a loose sled from the bottom of the hill?Is it stealing... from a child?Evan Weiss, Mike Newall, and Jason Nark
Can I take a loose sled from the bottom of the hill?Is it stealing... from a child?Evan Weiss, Mike Newall, and Jason Nark
What’s a better vacation: a week at the Jersey Shore or spring training in Clearwater?If you're a regular Shore goer, would it be summer without it?Evan Weiss, Amy S. Rosenberg, and Sam Ruland
What’s a better vacation: a week at the Jersey Shore or spring training in Clearwater?If you're a regular Shore goer, would it be summer without it?Evan Weiss, Amy S. Rosenberg, and Sam Ruland
The Eagles are done. Which team, if anyone, am I allowed to root for now?Patriots? Texans? Bills? Bears? Inquirer journalists weigh in.Sam Ruland, Dugan Arnett, Tommy Rowan, Amy S. Rosenberg, and Matt Mullin
The Eagles are done. Which team, if anyone, am I allowed to root for now?Patriots? Texans? Bills? Bears? Inquirer journalists weigh in.Sam Ruland, Dugan Arnett, Tommy Rowan, Amy S. Rosenberg, and Matt Mullin
Do I risk my stress-free run club for a relationship that might not work out?"I’m in a run club, which I love because it’s chill. But, there’s another runner I want to date."Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Bedatri D. Choudhury
Do I risk my stress-free run club for a relationship that might not work out?"I’m in a run club, which I love because it’s chill. But, there’s another runner I want to date."Evan Weiss, Beatrice Forman, and Bedatri D. Choudhury
