In problem page edition 39 – when you get your life together but your husband doesn’t, why you keep picking emotionally abusive friends and how long should you wait for your ex to come back?
If you would like any advice, just message me or add a comment at the end of this post and I will answer selected questions on this problem page.
Here are the questions for problem page edition 39.
Q: Do you think it’s okay for me to stay with my boyfriend if he cheats but treats me like a queen?
We are happy together. He’ll go out of his way to make my days the best day every day, but he has given me reasons to think he has cheated. He swears he hasn’t cheated.
A: If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, as they say, it’s a duck.
You have pretty comprehensive evidence he’s playing around and treating you like a queen is a great way to assuage his guilt and try to put you off the scent.
Don’t fall for it.
How did he get those scratches? Was he mauled by a kitten? Has he been trimming rose bushes?
You know what’s going on.
Time to act like a queen and kick his sorry backside out of your court.
Q: How do I tell my husband that he is no longer good enough for me? I got fit and I got promoted. There are dozens of men at my work who are better looking, drive better cars and have larger homes who have shown an interest in me.
A: Whilst I applaud the changes you have made in your life, I suspect that a lot of people reading this will feel really sorry for your husband.
Does he know how you feel? Have you told him, clearly, what you need from him? Have you given him the opportunity to change?
Have you asked him if you are enough for him?
Your question reeks of frustrated ambition but I think you need to be clear about what you want.
These ‘better looking’ men with bigger cars and bigger homes may not be kind, loving, loyal, good fathers or faithful.
Don’t be seduced by a fantasy when, with a bit of honest communication, you might have something far better at home.
If, on the other hand, all this is shorthand for ‘I no longer love my husband and I want a new start’, then, equally, you really need to tell him.
With kindness and respect.
Q: Is it too creepy and clingy if I text my wife 10+ messages every day to tell her that I love her and to thank her for being my wife?
A: There’s no easy answer to that one save that you choose your friends and allow them to treat you that way.
How do you know, though, that they are jealous of you?
Do your relationships start all sweetness and light and then change somehow? Are you a demanding person? Judgemental? Do you brag or boast? Do you have unrealistic expectations for your friendships?
You see friendships are a two-way street and not only do you need to work out why you are attracting these people, you also need to think about your part in your friendships.
I don’t think this is as simple as saying “I always pick people who are nasty to me and are jealous”.
Because that is effectively what you are saying.
But as an adult, you have to power to choose who you hang out with.
Time to start using that power wisely – and make sure that you play your part in the friendship too.
How would you have responded to the questions in problem page edition 39? I’d love to know.
You can find more dating advice in these posts:-
Dating: 11 Ways To Tell They’re Really Into You
Ex marketing professional turned family lifestyle blogger. I live in Cardiff with hubby Mat, Caitlin (10) and Ieuan (8).
