Dear Miss A,
My best friend recently went through a terrible break up. Her boyfriend of two plus years cheated on her, and was dating around behind her back. She is going through a really tough time, and I am having a hard time being a good friend. I’ve invited her over to dinner, or out [...]

Dear Miss A:
This is a rather long, complicated story. One of my best friends and I have had a rough year. Last spring she had a crush on a guy (we’ll call him Jay), I thought he was really great as well. I started to like him too as I got to know him. But [...]

 
 Dear Miss A,
I don’t really know were to start. This boy found out I liked him, and at first he didn’t know who I was and told all his mates, and acted like a compleate arse hole over msn to me.
But then when I went into his classroom some girl said, “do you fancy him” [...]

Sarah Jessica Parker’s character meeting the family in “The Family Stone”.
 
dear miss a,
i broke up with a boyfriend not so long ago. we dated for almost a year, and i became really close to his family. the break-up was friendly (though i’m devastated) and the family has reached out that they still care about me [...]

Last night, Washington bid farewell to my friend Ashley Taylor, who will be leaving her work at Ann Hand to study at the Gemological Institute of America in Florence, Italy. Before earning my GIA certificate in Diamond Grading, I had no clue how tough GIA courses would be. There is much more science and math [...]

 
With the 4th of July being next week, and the National Conventions right around the corner, I have started thinking about how much the social scene in Washington has changed since 2004, and looking further back, 2000.  At the beginning of each Presidential term, Washington is flooded with enthusiastic young men and women who worked [...]

Dear Miss A,
Thinking out loud for a bit here…I’ve been out of school for a few years, love this area, but I’m finding myself staying in on weekends more and more often for a number of reasons. Basically, I don’t feel like I fit in with the people I used to go out with (they’re [...]

Dear Miss A,
When some girls I know see my engagement ring for the first time, they immediately ask me how many carats it is.  Then they start telling me how I can always upgrade it in the future. What’s wrong with these girls? Do the people I know have no manners? I love my ring, and [...]