“I Want to Bring My Boyfriend Back to My Home Country”
“After graduating from university more than seven years ago I moved almost immediately to a foreign country eight time zones away from my parents.”
“Should I Tell my Boyfriend I Kissed my Ex?”
It’s time again for Shortcuts. For every question, I’ll give my advice in three sentences or less, 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. Today we discuss texting ex’s and family shunning.
“I Don’t Have Anyone I Can Ask to Be in My Wedding”
“I recently got engaged to the most fantastic man. We are very excited, but there’s one thing that is putting a damper on plans for me.”
“He Never Makes Time for Me”
“I have been seeing this guy for about six months. I met him in a club and we hit it off. But in these six months I have seen him only five times!”
“My Christmas Gift Sucked”
“His birthday and Christmas gifts to me this year were practical items that I actually have no use for, and have never expressed any interest in owning.”
“My Brand New Marriage is on the Rocks”
My husband and I dated for 1.5 years before we got married. We broke up A LOT, mostly because he wanted to “see what else was out there.” I caught him dating/talking to other girls lots of times; we would break up for a while, then he would usually initiate contact again, and I’d always take him back. A year and a half ago, I moved in with him. He hasn’t cheated on me since, and in June we decided to get married. We had a very small, very quick wedding and now we live in our own house. Now, he’s starting to get antsy again and thinks about getting divorced often….
Your Turn: “My FWB Wants to Marry Me!”
I’m a lesbian and this semester I made friends with another lesbian, “L,” who is an awesome girl. Lunches after class turned into “Dr. Who” marathons on the weekends. I could tell right away that she like-liked me. A lot. So I tried not to lead her on, but it’s hard when you’ve met your geek-match. On Halloween I got pretty drunk and we ended up making out and since then, things have turned a little more serious. We spend a lot of our free time together, we’ve been sleeping together since Thanksgiving, I’ve befriended her friends — we’re basically acting like a couple, even though we aren’t. I’ve been clear as…
“I Was Invited To My Ex’s Wedding, But I Don’t Want To Go”
“Adam, a good friend of mine, who also happens to be an ex-boyfriend, has invited me to his upcoming wedding, but I have no desire whatsoever to go.”
“I’m Ostracized For Keeping My Maiden Name”
My husband and I have been married a little under a year and we’re starting to actually feel married. However, in all of the adjustments I’ve made, there’s still one giving me a hard time: telling people that I’ve kept my maiden name. It’s a decision I made long before I met my husband; we discussed it at length before we even got engaged, and now he and our immediate friends and families are completely, 100% comfortable with it. The problem actually arises around other married women. I’ve gotten pretty good at introducing us: “Hi, I’m Carolyn Asaurus and this is my husband, John Smith.” Sometimes the responses are along the lines…
“He Doesn’t Care about My Passion”
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years. We both have very nerdy interests, but on somewhat different sides of the spectrum. He is a computer programmer and is also interested in AI and biology, while I am interested in media effects, scientific communication, and the sociology of science. I am in a master’s program and I intend to get my PhD in science communication. My problem is this: he has little, if any, interest in my research. He loves that I am a researcher, and he is hugely supportive of my goals and ambitions, but he has no interest or curiosity in the subject matter itself. My academic…
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