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Advice to help you tackle life’s problems.

(Nick Galifianakis for The Post)

Parent wants son’s partner to remove piercings for ‘fancy’ event

Dear Carolyn: My 24-year-old son’s partner wears facial piercings that I find extremely unattractive, called “angel bites.” We have an upcoming family wedding in a fancy community. Can I discreetly ask my son if his partner could remove the piercings for the wedding?

— Concerned Wedding Attendee

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