Fight fire with fire over unwanted nickname

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Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I’m a good-humoured person and open to nicknames, but my boyfriend has started calling me “Poopy” for no reason, except that he says it sounds cute. It is not cute to me — and he won’t quit!

I don’t know what to do. He says I should loosen up. — Anything But “Poopy”

Dear Anything But: The best way to stop this is to find a worse nickname for the person teasing you. You could annoy him into a truce in 24 hours. He needs to know how it feels and how un-funny it is to the victim.

The trick is to pick a name that also does not describe him and sounds kind of silly like Poopy does to you, and would be embarrassing in public. Good luck!

Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: My long-time boyfriend and I went car shopping over the weekend. He feels I should have a more reliable vehicle.

I have told him my car “Rosie” is just fine, and that I’m not in the position to purchase a new vehicle right now. He said, “Don’t worry, I’ll help you with the car loan.”

Well, the salesman turned out to be the guy I used to hook up with. He was a bartender at one of the clubs I used to go to back in the day. My party-girl hook-up days are long past… or so I thought.

I didn’t let on, and neither did my old sex buddy, that we already knew one another. I could feel him looking at me and could feel the sexual tension between us.

We were shown a number of vehicles and my boyfriend settled on a vehicle for me. Now my hook-up buddy is calling me wanting to rekindle the past.

I love my boyfriend, but my body is wanting more, and I keep having these sexy dreams. — New Car, Hot Memories, St. James

Dear Hot Memories: If you lose your longtime boyfriend over an old hook-up, would it be a big deal? If not, you’re with the wrong guy in the first place.

You say you love him, but you’re taking calls from your old sex buddy which no doubt inspires these hot dreams.

COVID times are especially dangerous for cheating, as you have no idea where this old hook-up guy takes his body. He could actually endanger the lives of you and your boyfriend, and other people in your circle.

Dear Mis Lonelyhearts: This is for Mother of a Young Fur Baby, with the new boyfriend who brings his lonely old dog over on dates and wants her rambunctious puppy locked up (who then cries).

You told her to forget the guy. But this has worked for us! We have a 14-year-old dog, Dixie, and adopted an eight-month-old puppy, Buddy — and we had the same issue.

We took Buddy to training class (observing COVID-19 safety rules) and our trainer suggested taking Buddy to the dog park to allow him to play with other dogs.

We also took Dixie for her annual check-up, and, at the suggestion of our veterinarian, got arthritis medication for her. What a wonderful difference!

Buddy runs off his energy. Dixie feels much better and enjoys playing as well. Training and exercise paid off and we also made some new human friends — a win-win situation for all. — Hope This Helps, Outside Winnipeg

Dear Hope This Helps: Great ideas here! If Mom of a Young Fur Baby can get her new boyfriend on board, at least in taking his old dog for a check-up and possible remedies for any ailments, maybe the dogs can at least go for walks with the couple, with puppy in the lead. There may be hope for this new couple after all!

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