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I work in a hotel that's part of the Marriott chain in a somewhat touristy town. There's another Marriott hotel just down the street from us. Instead of being courteous as you would expect a sister property to be, they are very rude to us and would rather send business 15 minutes downtown than around the corner to us. They are very evil, and I want to get back at them. How should I go about this?
Miffed in Michigan
Dear Miffed in Michigan,
Prank call their front desk continuously for several days.
My brother's wedding is coming up and I would love to bring a date - the guy I've been seeing for 3 months. However, the wedding is all the way in North Carolina, and I'm not sure if he's up for the expenses, let alone the experience of meeting my entire family AND going to a gay wedding ceremony. Should I ask him, or is it way too early in our relationship?
Unsure in Michigan
Dear Unsure in Michigan,
This is actually a common problem (minus the gay part). Give yourself a little quiz. On a scale of 1-10, how close are you guys? On that same scale, rate how able he will be to take on the financial costs. Also, can you picture him being uncomfortable when you ask him? And have you ever talked about a future together? If not, then who knows if you guys will still be together in October? You'd have to buy the plane ticket the night before to be on the safe side! As for the 1-10 scales, if your average is over five, go ahead and ask him. But do it casually, and don't make a big deal out of it, whatever his answer is. (Translation: if he says yes and you start jumping up and down, he may ask himself, what did I just agree to? Does it mean more than I think?) If your average is 4 or 5, bring up the wedding to him but don't ask him. See what he says and go from there. For example, if he says, "That sounds like its going to be a lot of fun," then ask him. If he just grunts or goes, "mmmm" then don't. But I think it would be wise to leave the gay part out until he says yes. Then make it a "by the way" statement. That way it won't influence his decision. What may be influential in the original question is usually no longer influential after the answer is given, in this case.
