A listener worries a running joke about looking like his partner’s sibling may be killing intimacy, while another faces the unbearable reality of a parent who may never regain consciousness after cardiac arrest. There’s also a parent discovering skipped classes, secret vaping, and hidden phones, and a workplace situation where a coworker’s relationship with a married executive feels inappropriate and uncomfortable. Tough, emotional situations spark honest conversations about boundaries, grief, parenting, and knowing when something just isn’t right.

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