Ask Amy: Politics leads to Facebook ‘unfriending’
— Devastated
Dear Devastated: You don’t know that “Jane’s” husband reads all of her emails — and has for 20 years.
Her husband could have cognitive (or other) problems that have brought this on recently. The fact is, as intimate as your friendship with Jane is, you don’t seem to know much about her situation.
The way to get over this is to try to understand it. You should tell Jane that you are surprised and concerned that her husband reads her email and ask if she could give you a call so you two could talk about it.
Dear Amy: Here’s another suggestion for how to get someone to stop interrupting: Many years ago when I obviously interrupted a friend, the friend stopped me dead in my tracks by saying, “I bet you thought I was finished.”
I was unaware of my tendency to interrupt people until it was so vividly pointed out. It was a lesson learned and was a great way to teach me and the others who were there a lesson that I never forgot.
— Grateful
Dear Grateful: I love this phrasing (and expect a loved-one to use it on me very soon).
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