“Should I Break Up With My Friend?”
“I met my ex at my friend “Kate’s” wedding when she married his brother.”
Shortcuts: “I Fell In Love with a Teenager!”
It’s time again for Shortcuts. For every question, I’ll give my advice in just a few sentences, because sometimes the answer to a person’s question is so obvious and the need to hear it so great, being as clear and frank as possible is simply the best way to go.
“In a Long Distance Relationship, Who Should Be The One to Move?”
“My long distance boyfriend and I have been dating a year next month. We have seriously discussed moving closer to each other.”
“I Don’t Want to Vacation with Our Frenemies”
“My husband and I have a core group of friends which includes two sets of couples each with one child; let’s call them the ‘Johnsons’ and the ‘Millers.'”
“Did We Break Up To Soon?”
” At the beginning of our relationship, he told me he wanted a long-term relationship, he was looking for a life partner, and he had been heart-broken when his ex dumped him two years before.”
“It’s Been Eight Years and I Still Haven’t Met My Husband’s Daughter”
“I have been with my husband for eight years and married for 2 1/2. Before he met me, he was dealing with a woman who was pregnant with his child.”
“He Blew Me Off On My Birthday”
“Although I appreciated the flowers he sent me at work, I was extremely hurt that on my birthday he chose to spend the evening in the garage.”
“Should I Skip My Family Holiday Party Tomorrow?”
I have a family holiday party tomorrow and I’m not sure if I should go. Long story short, I told my bipolar sister that she was being selfish for wanting to spend all of her time on Christmas Eve and Christmas with her boyfriend of a few months instead of spending some time with my father and me. I even offered to pick her up and drop her off from wherever she was staying. Her boyfriend (pretty much just as sick as she is and she plays him like a fiddle) left me a voicemail, a WhatsApp message AND a text talking about how busy they were and that if I had…
“My New Office-Mate is So Unprofessional!’
I started a new job three weeks ago at a university and am currently sharing an office with a coworker. We are getting a dividing wall after the first of the year, but, given her recent behavior, I don’t think it’s going to help things too much. I usually sit at my desk with my headphones on and focus on the tasks I’m assigned, but when I skip a song on Pandora and have a brief moment of silence, I will hear her making extended personal phone calls or singing to herself with her music blaring. I have to call students and it’s very hard to hear them over all the noise…
“My Brother is a Misogynist”
I’m a 25-year-old sister to two brothers. My younger brother is very close in age to me and we’ve always been friends; however, we have problems that didn’t seem like a big deal when we were kids but are insufferable now that we’re adults. Basically, I’m a natural caregiver and I take care of my family as best I can. Little brother is a “free spirit,” a moniker that I’m reluctant to bestow on him because he walks the walk but that’s about it. Really, he’s more of a selfish, indolent child. I let him stay with me, I’ve helped him out financially, and I’ve been his shoulder to cry on more…
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