Q: My wife became obsessed with having a baby that was 'ours' and I thought we had hit the lottery. I feel like I am living with a stranger ever since she confessed. —No Baby

Prudie : My wife became obsessed with having a baby that was “ours” It nearly broke our marriage when she told me she had to choose what kind of life she wanted versus what she dreamed up.

She later apologized but is the damage done? Is counseling even possible at this point?.

There's no rule that a bachelorette party has to be an out-of-town weekend.

Delegate some of the planning by, say, enlisting one friend to pick the perfect bar for cocktails.

If you expect an equal exchange of some kind for the spot, do yourself and your neighbor a favor and spell out in a dollar amount.

You can say something like, “I’d really like you to call me Andrew ,’ not Andy ’” Observe their reaction.

If they’re truly flustered and apologetic, it’s likely that they're just forgetful or that they have an “ Andy ” in their own lives.