Neighbors need curtains, or others might go blind
And yet you are quibbling over how she signs off.
She might feel a little shy about this. Or it is possible that she feels love differently than you do, or that she simply doesn't love you yet.
Ease up. The best way to love her is to accept her as she is, and not wish for her to be a version of you.
Dear Amy: Responding to "Anxious Mother," we also dealt with this with our 18-year-old son and his girlfriend. We didn't care for the girl, but sucked it up and made our point about responsibility.
If our son was going to, at age 18, live at home, several conditions had to be met: Go to college, work part time, text or phone when he would be "sleeping over." (Using birth control was a no-brainer.)
Otherwise, he needed to get a place of his own.
He complied. They eventually broke up and she became pregnant by another young man one month later.
-- Been There
Dear Been There: Smart parents.
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