Dear Queenie,

There's this guy I've been friends with since high school. We've never dated. It's not like that, we're not interested in each other that way, but we're good friends and I can tell him anything.

The problem is that he always wants to give me advice about how I should live my life, how to dress, what to eat, how to handle my relationships. I've asked him not to, but he still does it.

Queenie, how can I get him to mind his own business and still be friends with him?—Annoyed

Dear Annoyed,

I'm not sure you can, but if he is otherwise a good friend it is worth trying.

It is the closeness of your friendship with him that has him feeling like he "owns" you. You will have to stop confiding in him and try to create a little distance between you.

If that doesn't do the trick, you may have to choose between ending the friendship and letting him take you over completely.