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Dear Prudie,

Mine is not your usual mother-in-law problem. I love the one I have, but she dresses in a very attention-getting way. She is almost always overdressed, and in ways that make people blink. (I'm talking chiffon at a morning bar mitzvah.) My husband (her son) just laughs and says it's not important. I am warring with myself about saying something to her, so that maybe the number of raised eyebrows about her wardrobe will be diminished.

—Loving Daughter-in-Law

Dear Love,

Prudie is sympathetic to the wish that your beloved mother-in-law would fit more into what you consider the norm, but her style is set and by now everyone who knows her is used to it. She either has no taste or chooses to "stand out" in this manner. In the scheme of things, her clothes are not important. Prudie bets you wouldn't trade your lovely m-i-l for a meddlesome witch in Chanel, so try to put things in perspective. The Aussies, by the way, have a great expression for being overdressed. They call it looking "flashy as a rat with a gold tooth." So next time you see spandex and sequins on your dear in-law at the supermarket, think of this colorful saying and smile to yourself.

—Prudie, tolerantly

Dearest Prudie,

I'm in the seventh grade, approaching my first season of spring school carnivals, and have a delicate question for you: What is proper kissing-booth etiquette? A girl who I have a crush on is slated to work in my school's booth. Is it proper to use this opportunity to get to know her? Would it be proper to expect more than a quick peck in exchange for my ticket? Please let me know. Thanks.

—Joey B.