Sticky Situations - Sound Bites

"So I am prepared to be told I'm in the wrong here but be aware I have so far done nothing or said nothing!  I live at the end of my street. The guy who lives in the middle of the street and works an early shift so gets home when the whole road is totally clear of parked cars and chooses to park directly outside my house.

"When I get home, he is always parked there despite there being loads of space directly outside his house. I ca...

I met my wife, Rhona, when we were in college together. I made the obviously terrible assumption that the fact she was in post secondary education meant she had a modicum of common sense. We started dating our senior year and after job hunting settled on moving back to her home town after graduating.

At our wedding I met an old friend of hers. Anna. She offered to read my palm.  Weird. I am in construction and I know a few people f...

My son is single and enjoys vacationing with us every summer. He pays all his expenses.

My married daughter has become jealous. Her financial situation is such that I would have to pay her expenses if she were to vacation with us. We also have a compact SUV, so when our luggage is in the car, there's room for only one other person besides my wife and me.

Am I showing partiality to my son, who does not have a spouse to...

Good morning Marilyn Denis and Jamar,

I have tickets to see Noah Kahan tonight at Scotiabank Arena.  I was thinking of brining my 2-year old daughter to the concert because I recently moved to Toronto and don’t have a regular babysitter.  I'd put noise-cancelling headphones on her. What do you think? I think it's a really bad idea. I remember bringing our daughter to a show when she was 18 months old and she wasn't happy. Plus, 2-y...

So I have a co-worker of mine. Let’s call her Sarah. Sarah’s in her 30’s and she’s having an affair with our boss (let’s call him Sam) who is in his 40’s and is married.  The whole office knows what’s going on between the two and it’s very uncomfortable for the entire office, especially when Sam’s wife comes to visit.  I have a feeling that this relationship is going to implode soon and I’m concerned this could effect my job.  My q...

Hi Marilyn Denis and Jamar,

My parents were high school sweethearts and stuck it out for 20 years before calling it quits. During their time together my dad stepped out a few times but my mom mostly remembers the good times and the fact that their marriage gave her me and my sibling, which she's super grateful for. She's thinking of the positive experience with my dad & thinking about her wedding ring as a memento of their youn...

Hi Marilyn Denis and Jamar,

My current boyfriend and I are doing the long distance relationship thing.  I work in the city and he works in Northern Ontario.  Every weekend we get together to spend time with each other.  So one weekend he’ll come down here and one weekend I’ll go up there.  Last time I was there we were hanging out in bed and noticed the bed smelled kind of funny.  I know he lets his dog sleep in the bed with him, b...

Hi Marilyn Denis and Jamar,

My partner has the ugliest watch and I can't stand when he wears it in public, but he loves it.  I finally asked him where he got the watch from and he told me it was a gift from his ex.  I was curious to know if he'd be willing to get rid of the watch.  He responded no because it was the only nice thing to come out of their relationship.

Should I just get over the watch even though it really annoys me w...

Hi Marilyn Denis and Jamar,

Our home is known as the neighbourhood hangout spot for the kid’s afterschool.  We love having the kids over because we know where they are afterschool.  But recently we’ve started noticing the we are making multiple trips to the grocery store to pick up more snacks.  Normally we go to the grocery shopping once a week.  My sticky situation is should tell our kids they can’t have friends over anymore, sho...

Hi Marilyn Denis and Jamar,

I’ve been dating my girlfriend for about two months now and we’ve reached that point where she’s started to introduce to me to her friends.

This past weekend we went out for dinner to meet one of her friends and her new boyfriend.  When we arrived at the table to introduce ourselves, I recognized her friend immediately.  I had previously had relations with her friend about five years ago.

Should I tell m...

Good morning Caitlin , 

I love ya!!! 

My sticky situation is that I met a guy on Tinder three years ago. We were never romantic, even though we had many opportunities and we’ve become just friends. We talk weekly we go to concerts together, we go to cabins together, we hang out. Just this past week I met a guy online. He is one of his good friends of 20 years. Should I say something to my friend about him? So my sticky situation is...

Hi everyone,

I’m a regular listener to the show – love you guys – and there’s been a few stories in the news lately about people who are struggling with the exact same debate that I am…should I be honest with friends and family about using Ozempic?

I’ve struggled with my weight my entire life so when this drug came along I spoke with my doctor and we agreed that I would try it. I have lost quite a bit of weight on it – and obviousl...

I want the opinions of the women in the room – and listening – as to whether or not I should ask out my co-worker. I KNOW everyone’s immediate answer will be no…BUT HEAR ME OUT. I’ve liked her for over five years…we knew each other through mutual friends before she started working at my office, and I always thought she was cute, we had great banter every time we hung out but she had a long-term boyfriend. They recently split up (be...

My highschool ex reached out to me on IG to meet up for coffee…what should I do?

*We didn’t have an dramatic end to our relationship (just went to university in different cities) and I’m happily married (she looks to be from her socials also). She reached out asking if I wanted to grab a coffee while she’s in town visiting friends (she lives out of the city). Mostly because we did share some great and formative memories together I’...