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Answer below Dear Abby
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Couples pandemic romance
stumbles into rocky patch
DEAR ABBY: My boy
friend, "Kirk,” and I have
been dating exclusively
for nearly two years and
live together. We met dur
ing the pandemic, so for
the first year or so, we
mostly hung out — just
the two of us. Since the
world has opened back
up, I’ve been encounter
ing some problems now
that we’re able to social
ize with others.
Kirk often becomes
silent and moody when
we are around my friends.
He’ll often leave early
and abruptly without say
ing a proper goodbye. I
find it incredibly rude.
We’ve talked about it a
number of times, but it
continues. Kirk never acts
this way around his own
friends or family.
He also sometimes
becomes terse, irritable
and depressed when it’s
just the two of us, typical
ly before or during an out
ing. Because of this, a
number of promising date
nights have ended badly.
As his behavior contin
ues, it makes me more
and more angry. Kirk says
this is just the way he is
and he can’t be happy all
the time. Is a relationship
worth trying to save if you
can’t consistently have
fun with each other out
side the house? —
MYSTIFIED IN
CALIFORNIA
DEAR MYSTIFIED: A
relationship doesn’t have
to be a laugh a minute to
be successful. However,
Kirk appears to be an
introvert or possibly suf
fering from a social anxi
ety disorder, which would
explain his behavior
around your friends. If
that’s the case, consider
minimizing the amount of
time and number of people
he’s exposed to. What I
find troubling is your
statement that he some
times becomes so terse
and irritable, your dates
are canceled at the last
minute. This indicates (to
me) that the romance may
be cooling. The way to
DEAR ABBY
Jeanne Phillips
find out if it’s true would
be simply to ask him.
DEAR ABBY: My
mother’s side of the family
are greedy, self-involved,
narcissistic, self-important
alcoholics. My mother
“escaped” five years ago
when she drank herself to
death. My aunt was kind
of a second mother to me
because Mom wasn’t
around much when I was
growing up.
Since Mom passed, my
aunt has been acting like
she’s all alone and our
family wants her around
only for whatever she can
do for them. I have never
asked her for anything; I
just enjoy her company.
She is now facing a possi
ble cancer diagnosis and
saying that since she had
no children and she’s done
everything on her own,
she’ll do this alone as well.
How can I get her to
realize that while I’m not
her child, I’m here for her
for whatever she needs? I
still haven’t gotten over
my mom dying, and I
know I couldn’t handle it
if she were to pass, too.
Then I really would have
no family left. Any advice
you could give me would
be greatly appreciated. —
DYSFUNCTIONAL IN
KANSAS
DEAR DYSFUNC
TIONAL: Pay your aunt a
visit. Find out if that "pos
sible” cancer diagnosis is
definite. If it isn’t, thank
your higher power. If it is,
tell her you love her and
are grateful for the love
and support she has shown
you when you needed it
and that she’s not as alone
as she thinks she is. Make
clear that you will support
her during this period in
any way she needs if she
will let you. That is all you
can do without being
intrusive.
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