Casual Monogamy

Dear Lisa in the flesh,
Sleeping with a boy casually and for an indeterminate amount of time is fun, but now I'm tempted to ask him if he's fucking other people. Should I? How should I?
Love you forever,
Tired and Emotional.

Dear TaE
What a terrible sign-off name.
Are you fucking boy or a man? If you're sleeping with boys then you need a whole other set of advice.

I'm going to assume you're sleeping with a man and proceed from there. You need to determine why it is you want to know if this man is sleeping with other people. Is it for your physical safety? Because you want to move the relationship to the "next level?"

My advice is this. If you want to know, ask. Do it straight. Try this: "Hey, are you fucking other people?"
Just be prepared for the answer.
Lisa.

Advice for the snob.

Ok Lisa,

If I had to run out right now and buy one album, which one should I get? It better not suck.

Signed
Music snob in the big city

Dear Music snob,
Buy the Bruce Peninsula album and then go see them live.
They're big city without the city.
Also: start being a food snob, it's got more clout and tastes better.
Lisa.

Dearest Lisa,

Why am I still awake?

Unsigned.

Dear Nicole (and I know it's you),
I can think of any number of reasons you might be awake.
But are you looking for those reasons? Or my advice?
You're still awake because you imbibed coffee at too advanced an hour.
Because you didn't get enough exercise.
Because you slept in this morning.

I suggest you go to sleep. Or at least get up and do something productive.
What ever it is, don't write. Nobody writes anything good in the middle of the night.
Lisa.