Dear Queenie,
I have a very special birthday coming up and two friends have told me that a third friend is planning a surprise party for me. Obviously now it won’t be a surprise.
Queenie, why would they spoil this for me?—Disgusted
Dear Disgusted,
Some people do not like surprises. Perhaps your friends thought they were doing you a favour by forewarning you.
On the other...
Queenie
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
If you are sitting down when you are introduced to someone, are you supposed to stay seated or stand...
If you are sitting down when you are introduced to someone, are you supposed to stay seated or stand...
Dissatisfied girlfriend
Dear Queenie,
My boyfriend is just everything a woman could ask for, so how come I’m always looking at other men...
My boyfriend is just everything a woman could ask for, so how come I’m always looking at other men...
I don’t understand
Dear Queenie,
My husband and I like to entertain our friends in our home, but when they invite us to visit them he...
My husband and I like to entertain our friends in our home, but when they invite us to visit them he...
Not fooled
Dear Queenie,
I met a man in a chat room on the Internet and we became pretty good friends. Now he wants to meet me...
I met a man in a chat room on the Internet and we became pretty good friends. Now he wants to meet me...
Choking on smoke
Dear Queenie,
I work for a company as a secretary, but I have never been allowed to use the computer or make a...
I work for a company as a secretary, but I have never been allowed to use the computer or make a...
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
I come from a large family, lots of aunts, uncles and cousins, but we all live in different places...
I come from a large family, lots of aunts, uncles and cousins, but we all live in different places...
Falsely accused
Dear Queenie,
My husband and I have a good friend we have known since high school. This friend has a girlfriend who...
My husband and I have a good friend we have known since high school. This friend has a girlfriend who...
Perplexed
Dear Queenie,
Recently my boyfriend asked me to marry him and I said "Yes" and he gave me a beautiful diamond...
Recently my boyfriend asked me to marry him and I said "Yes" and he gave me a beautiful diamond...
Meant well, but …
Dear Queenie,
I went shopping for some clothes for a birthday gift for my wife. I found something I liked but I...
I went shopping for some clothes for a birthday gift for my wife. I found something I liked but I...
Undecided
Dear Queenie,
My niece is getting married in the United States and my husband and I have been invited. I want to go...
My niece is getting married in the United States and my husband and I have been invited. I want to go...
Moving on
Dear Queenie,
My youngest son left a lot of things at our house when he moved into his own place because he said he...
My youngest son left a lot of things at our house when he moved into his own place because he said he...
Annoyed
Dear Queenie,
It seems whenever I am talking to someone they don’t let me finish what I am trying to say, but...
It seems whenever I am talking to someone they don’t let me finish what I am trying to say, but...
Trying to keep it together
Dear Queenie,
My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for 6 years now. All the time we have been together I...
My boyfriend and I have been in a relationship for 6 years now. All the time we have been together I...
Disgusted
Dear Queenie,
This guy I’ve been dating is just wonderful except for one thing. He has this huge thing on his...
This guy I’ve been dating is just wonderful except for one thing. He has this huge thing on his...
Holding my ears
Dear Queenie,
I have a friend whose speaking voice is very loud and her tones are unpleasant. Also when she laughs...
I have a friend whose speaking voice is very loud and her tones are unpleasant. Also when she laughs...
Not his maid
Dear Queenie,
I know my husband knows how to do housework because his place was always spotless before we started...
I know my husband knows how to do housework because his place was always spotless before we started...
Not ready for kids
Dear Queenie,
My boyfriend has started telling me it’s time for me to have a baby for him to prove I love him...
My boyfriend has started telling me it’s time for me to have a baby for him to prove I love him...
Fed up
Dear Queenie,
My husband and I are often invited to visit the home of a friend of his.
The thing is, when we go...
My husband and I are often invited to visit the home of a friend of his.
The thing is, when we go...
Trust my doctor
Dear Queenie,
Sometimes I get a craving for a certain food. My doctor says it’s because my body is lacking in...
Sometimes I get a craving for a certain food. My doctor says it’s because my body is lacking in...
Frustrated
Dear Queenie,
My daughter is always asking me for advice about how to do things, but she never heeds what I say....
My daughter is always asking me for advice about how to do things, but she never heeds what I say....
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