Dear Lizzy

My very first column...
Dear Lizzy,

How do you tell your monogamous significant other that you've just developed a cold sore on your lip immediately after a convention?

Note: You've just told her three months ago that you *didn't* have any such cold sores in the past. And you haven't been making out with anyone at the Con but them.

Anonymous 1

( Tell her about it... )

Dear Lizzy,

Friend A has behaved badly towards Friend B, at least that's what B has told me (telling B's new friends and business contacts how flaky and unreliable B can be... not my view of B at all, and a reputation she doesn't need as she's getting a new project off the ground.) Friend C and Friend A are not on speaking terms. I get on ok with A, but find her... hard work. Am I being disloyal to my other friends by continuing to be A's friend, or should I decide that A is trouble and drop the acquaintance? Is it just jealousy?

Anonymous 2

( Yes, Friend A has low self-esteem )