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DEAR DEBATING: I don’t need a Quinnipiac poll to tell that you are not terrible. You have the right to curate a guest list in any way you see fit. This especially applies to people who make you or your guests uncomfortable with inappropriate behavior. And you didn’t owe your friend the truth if you didn’t feel up to a long conversation about it.

She didn’t want her creepy friend at her pajama party, so she lied to him. Is she a terrible person? Dear Eric: I frequently have gatherings at my house, most recently debate-watch parties. Close friends gather,

Then a guy I dearly love asked if he could come. All the girls said they would be fine with this because he is a sweetheart and not at all likely to be lecherous and inappropriate with ladies in pjs.