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• Do you want to prevent wasps and hornets from building nests on your house? Instead of reaching for chemical insecticides, fill a spray bottle with soap and water and spray the nest directly.

Person struggles after being ghosted

DEAR HARRIETTE: I got out of a fiveyear relationship eight months ago and finally felt like I was ready to get back out there. I signed up for a dating app and matched with a guy. We talked for about a week and decided to meet up.However, he wasn’t responsive the day of the date.

Reader gets upset by grandma’s lies

DEAR HARRIETTE: My nana is a gossip. It doesn’t matter what type of boundaries you try to establish – she will inevitably cross them and say something she shouldn’t. My mom has a complicated relationship with her, not talking to her as often as my nana deems appropriate.

Take care of your mouth’s microbiome

Dear Doctors: On Dr. Eve Glazier’s podcast, a dentist strongly recommended using a tongue scraper for oral health. Then I came across one of your columns, which warns against cleaning one’s tongue. I’m confused. Can someone clear this up?

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• Adding music to an Instagram post may seem small, but it quietly increases your digital footprint. A silent photo might be just a few megabytes, but adding music can multiply the file size, which means more data is uploaded, stored and streamed to every viewer.

Homebody is ready for a life change

DEAR HARRIETTE: I need a change.I’ve lived in the same city my entire life and have the same friends I’ve always had. I even attended college in my hometown, thinking it would give me an advantage because I didn’t need to readjust to a new setting.

It is possible for men to get UTIs

Dear Doctors: In a recent column, you explained that women can develop repeated urinary tract infections, even with careful hygiene. What about men?Can they also get UTIs? If so, what causes them, and are cranberry supplements helpful for men as well?

Empty nester mom feels adrift without kids

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a 60-year-old single mom, and all four of my children have moved out of my house. It now feels empty, and I’m not sure what to do with myself. My children are my world, and all of my free time went to them when they lived here.

‘The Reading Mother’ stayed with me

I am “up north,” as people say, spending time with my parents at their cabin.My parents are spending more time in town, especially in the winter. But now it is spring, and to hear them tell it, being a nonagenarian is no reason to stay away from the place they love best.

Woman can help boyfriend understand culture

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am an American- born Caribbean woman currently dating an African American man. As we begin to get more serious, I want to introduce him to my family soon.