You're almost as bad as the girlfriend you're covering for
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: When a fun, generous friend who's married to a wonderful, hard-working, successful (albeit somewhat heavy) guy, had a lengthy affair -- we girlfriends covered for her. When she was caught in a compromising situation, we kept it to ourselves. When she was chasing a prominent businessman, ...
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You are not powerless to help your daughter
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I'm terribly worried about my daughter of 17. She confided in me that her boyfriend of two months has a drinking problem, and has choked and hit her, while drunk. She still lives at home, but spends all her time at his house. When she does come home, he hounds her with phone calls and texts accusing her of cheating on him, until she goes back. She says she "loves" him and believes all his excuses. I've tried suggesting she go for counselling, but she's refused. I feel completely powerless and am desperate for her to get out of this relationship. I just don't know how to help her. What can a parent do when their child is in an abusive relationship? -- Powerless, Winnipeg
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It's time for you to get professional help
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: Three and a half years ago, I entered into an affair with a man. When I reached out to him on a whim, he told me he was recently separated. We jumped head first into an intense, passionate affair. For the first time in my life, I felt so lucky that someone was so entranced by me, exactly the way I was. While we started discussing how long it would be before I'd be free, my husband found out. For the next three years, until late this past summer, we were on and off. I'm still married to this day. What I did to my husband was indefensible, horrific and devastating. I chose to keep in touch with the other man, never really knowing whether my marriage would stay intact. Now the other man won't talk to me and I'm doing obsessive things like driving past his house. His opinion of me seems to matter more than anything, and I can't accept that I'm not as perfect to him now as I once was. He has moved on. How can I stop doing this to myself? Please help me redirect my thoughts away from him. -- Rejected and Obsessed, Winnipeg
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You were one dance step ahead of boyfriend
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I had a certified boyfriend leading up to Valentine's Day for the first time in four years. I had planned a big night for Feb.14 -- dinner at my place, sexy times, little gifts, a walk in the snow, champagne at midnight. I told him all about it this weekend, and he turned white in front of me, got dressed and went home. He said, "That's too much, for God's sake!" as he was getting his clothes on. I haven't heard a word from him since. I have called and texted him 50 times (just an estimate) and he won't take my calls. What on earth did I do wrong to deserve this? -- Alone Again for Valentines, Winnipeg
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You were one dance step ahead of boyfriend
DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: I had a certified boyfriend leading up to Valentine’s Day for the first time in four years. I had planned a big night for Feb.14 — dinner at my place, sexy times, little gifts, a walk in the snow, champagne at midnight. I told him all about it this weekend, and he turned white in front of me, got dressed and went home.
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