SingleScenes – 7-8-25

SingleScenes

by Sarah Smart

Q.  I’ve been dating this guy for over a year and he was recently injured in a car accident. He is now disabled and in need of a devoted girlfriend.  The problem is that I was planning to break up with him the day he was injured.  I had begun seeing someone else, and I was done with him because of his tendency to be mean and extremely temperamental.  However, though I want out of the relationship, I feel guilty because of his predicament. I’m pretending to be sympathetic, but I feel miserable and stuck.  Any suggestions?

A.  It’s not fair to you or to him for you to pretend to feel what you don’t.  Tell him the truth and experience the thrill of release. I’m sure he’ll survive.

Q. My girlfriend and I are seriously battling right now because she wants to get married and I don’t.  We’ve been together for five years and I’m happy with the way things are.  I don’t know one married couple who’s happy. I love her but I don’t want to ruin things by getting married.  I have a lot of respect for your opinion.  What do you say?

A.  I say, five years is too long to be a girlfriend, and if you really love her, you should marry her.  Relationships are about compromise, and obviously, that’s what she’s been doing.  Try it…you might like it.

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