Hide your declarations of independence, Nic Cage pops up a couple times in this ep -- but don't worry, our heroes can handle this face off.

Questions include:

How to handle your best friend loving you?
How to handle a jealous partner?
Why is my bed spooky?

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Produced by Maggie Smith, Kyle Mantegna, Alex Romero, Mariah Michael, Clark Pavlik. Narrated by Beth Kuhn. Theme Music by Kyle Mantegna & Maggie Smith. Edit Kyle Mantegna.

Alias: *The Phantom Friends

Where are you writing us from? Charlotte

How do you navigate keeping friends of the opposite sex (or same) when you can tell your partner is chronically jealous.

My best guy friend just told me he’s in love with me… two days before my wedding.

I’ve been with my fiancé for three years, engaged for a little over a year. My best friend and I have known each other since freshman year of college (we are all in our early 30s). This morning, I woke up to a long ass text from my guy best friend that he had sent around 6am.

Basically, it was him pouring his heart out. He said he’s been in love with me for years, but always hoped I’d end up breaking up with my fiancé and finally noticing him. He asked me to call off the wedding and run away with him (??). It said, “I needed to tell you before it was too late.”

I just feel gross. And sad. I have no feelings for him beyond platonic love. I’ve drafted a response and deleted it, over and over.

I haven’t even told my fiancé. I don’t want him to have to worry about me so soon to our wedding. I know I need to, but I don’t know what to do or how to phrase it. What’s worse is that he’s become my fiancé’s friend, too.

I’m supposed to get married in under 48 hours…

Edit: I’ll be showing the text to my fiancé after he gets home from his brother’s. I won’t send anything until he’s here with me.

Roommate Rules

My roommate and I are six months into a

one-year lease. We were friends before we

were roommates, but I've seen some

troubling behavior since we moved in

together: He shoplifted from a

department store, for instance, and

registered with a website to be a

companion for "sugar daddies." At the

same time, he's been a helpful sounding

board and emotionally supportive of me.

Should I renew our lease? If so, may I set

rules for his behavior?

ROOMIE

why does my bed shake at night

it’s only at night, i live in a quiet neighborhood and it seriously freaks me out to the point i don’t sleep