Dear Diana,

Tonight was my boyfriend's birthday, so I went out. I told my parents I would be home by midnight, not knowing if that would happen or not. My boyfriend knows my parents are strict too, and that I had to be home. So, I'm at the party and it's one o'clock.

My boyfriend was drinking and having fun, so I didn't want to ask him to take me home, because I felt bad for him. My mom called screaming and saying how unreliable and disrespectful he was for not respecting my curfew. He thinks they treat me unfairly, I'm 21 and live at home. I don't know what to do! They hate my boyfriend and this makes me sad! Who is at fault here?

Name withheld



Dear Friend,

You might be 21 but as long as you live, you are going to remain their little girl. Besides, you're still living under their roof and are answerable to them. If you said you'd be home at a given time, you ought to have just taken a cab or called your parents to tell them you'd be late. I think that your boyfriend was unreliable and irresponsible because he knew you had to get home somehow and should have arranged for it.

You were irresponsible in not letting your parents know where you were, that you were safe and that you'd be home soon. That reassurance would have gone a long way in allaying their fears. And you know they are strict because they love you. When you have children your age, you'll know how they felt.u00a0

We can't do without daily sex

Dear Diana,

I am a 21-year-old gal. I have a boyfriend. We have been living together for eight months now. We have safe sex daily. Will something go wrong with me if we have sex daily? We can't do without daily sex.