Dear Marilyn, I am the maid of honor in my friend’s upcoming wedding. It is going to be in two months. We have been friends since elementary school. However, in the past […]
Wedding showers soak maid of honor
It’s a crime to miss dinner at Capone’s
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano There are a lot of Italian restaurants in Orange County. You might even say there is a mob of them. But, for our money, the capo di […]
She yearns to live in the Big Apple
Dear Marilyn, I come from a very conservative Middle Eastern family, and moving out is totally out of the question. I have been offered a really good job in New York. I can’t […]
Should she keep or quit the far-away job?
Dear Marilyn, I was recently hired to work at a really nice, upscale department store. I had applied for the job several times before they called me for the interview. I was […]
Dear Mari: Liar, liar, your pants on ….
Dear Marilyn, I am a pathological liar, and I don’t know what to do. As a child, my parents always told me that I had quite an imagination, and that I would […]
What is she really hiding on computer?
Dear Marilyn, Lately I have been noticing that my girlfriend is acting differently. In the past, we have been very open and honest with each other. Now it seems as if she […]
They are both soda at fault in crash
Dear Marilyn, I have having a problem with a very good friend of mine. The problem is that we were in a car accident. We were at the mall, in the underground […]
Reunions can truly reunite people
It was 20 years ago today … no, wait. Thirty years. No, 40. Who wants to go for 45? If you’ve never been to a high school reunion – either because you […]
Time for sleeper to awake and leave
Dear Marilyn, For the past year I feel as though my family has been put into a corner. My cousin from Guatemala came to the United States (legally). He stayed with our […]
Dear Mari: You look better than you think
Dear Marilyn, The hardest part about being a female is the insecurities. I am 18 years old, and I have never felt comfortable in my own skin. I have not figured out […]
