Dear Harlan,
This in response to your column about not telling when you know someone is having an affair. Have you lost your marbles? In this day of spreading sexually transmitted diseases, the first thing one should do is tell the spouse. Some spouses will choose to ignore you, and others will not. It is their decision. Ann Landers used to say, "Don't tell." She also recanted that info in one of her last columns about spreading diseases. Please rethink your answer. What about vaginal infections, and what about AIDS? Thanks for listening.
Anonymous in Pennsylvania
Dear Anonymous,
With all due respect, I loved Ann Landers and think she would have agreed with me on this one. I'm all for sharing info about a cheating spouse under the right circumstances, but in this situation, the tenant suspects the landlord is having an affair with the neighbor. And the tenant has no real proof. Therefore, I suggested she share her suspicions when she's packed and the moving truck with her stuff is driving down the street. Until then, telling the spouse will just make her look like a liar when everyone denies it. It will also make it hard to get her heat fixed, walls painted and toilet plunged when the landlord dislikes her. Ann and I agree that it's important to tell because of health reasons, but there's a time to tell. And now isn't the time.
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