This week on Life Hax, a concerned mother complains that her daughter has a platonic male best friend who she refuses to date. Mom is convinced the two are standing in the way of each other’s futures… or at least, in the way of potential grandchildren. When is it okay to meddle? Carolyn and Shane talk through it.

Next, Carolyn and Shane dig into the listener mailbag to rapid fire answer some parenting and family questions. This episode is packed with stories of family interference and parent-child dilemmas—from wedding guest list drama to sibling favoritism. Buckle up!

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Need advice? Welcome to Life Hax, a brand new podcast co-hosted by Washington Post advice columnists Carolyn Hax and Shane O’Neill. Each week, they’ll answer your most pressing questions about a wide range of personal issues, be it toxic family, messy romantic entanglements, or dysfunctional friendships. Come for the dishy stories, stay for Carolyn and Shane’s sharp insights into navigating the personal relationships that give us fits.

Today’s questions are all about adultery. When there’s cheating in the air…whose job is it to spill the tea? Should some secrets just stay buried? Listen now to find out.

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Need advice? Welcome to Life Hax, a brand new podcast co-hosted by Washington Post advice columnists Carolyn Hax and Shane O’Neill. Carolyn’s been a professional advice columnist for 30 years. Shane’s just getting started. Together, they’re teaming up to tackle your messiest and most pressing relationship questions. Should you tell your friend her husband is cheating? Is your honeymoon the right time to come out as bisexual?? And why do a surprising number of people keep trying to poison their loved ones???

Tune in every Thursday starting October 15 to catch the hosts answering questions directly from our audience. And submit your own questions and quandaries to Carolyn and Shane by emailing lifehax@washpost.com.

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