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Dear Ann Landers,
y 32-year-old daughter is getting married for the second time. My daughter and I have a good relationship, but my ex-wife and I barely speak. She and my daughter made all the wedding preparations and paid for the whole thing without any assistance from me. I received a wedding invitation, but it excluded my fiancee, "Greta." Greta and I have been together for the past six years. During this time, my daughter has visited us often and always seemed comfortable with the relationship. Greta is very hurt and angry that she was not invited to the wedding. She asked me to speak to my daughter about the "oversight" and said that if no invitation was forthcoming, I should not go to the wedding, either. I spoke to my daughter, who told me it was the expressed desire of her mother, my ex-wife, not to invite Greta. My daughter receives a lot of financial help from her mother and is obviously reluctant to go against her mother's wishes. What should I do? If I attend the wedding alone, Greta will think I let her down. If I don't go at all, my daughter will assume I favor my fiancee over her and will be crushed. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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, you printed a letter from the mother of a teenage girl asking that you emphasize the importance of saying no. I am the mother of a 17-year-old boy who wants you to know that you’re a little out of date. The problem isn’t the boys; it’s the girls. Our son, “Johnny,” gets at least three phone calls a night from girls. Some are as late as 11:30. You would not believe how aggressive those girls are. One drives over in her own convertible and offers to help him with his homework. I’ve heard him tell her that he really doesn’t need any help, but she hangs around anyway. She wears spandex tops and short shorts with absolutely no underwear. A few weeks ago, my husband had a talk-not the first-with Johnny about sex. Johnny is not sexually active yet but says he doesn’t know how much longer he can hold out. He claims the girls carry condoms and put so much pressure on the guys that they almost feel they have 12b/ ANN LANDERS to give in. One girl told him that any guy who has not had sex by the time he’s 17 must be gay. So please, Ann, stop worrying about the girls. These are the ’90s. Direct your concern to the guys who are virtually being hit over the head and dragged into the back seat.

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