ArcaMax

It feels like I'm just here to help with bills and kids. That’s it.

Lonely Man

Dear Lonely: You sound depressed and very sad. You say you are staying in this prison of a marriage for your sons’ sake – but you and your wife lived separately once before. Your previous breakup lasted for several years, and your sons were in the picture during that period.

My point is that when you were motivated to leave the marriage previously, you did – and you found love with someone else.

Many parents in empty marriages say they are staying together for the sake of their children, but children don’t necessarily benefit from living with two parents who don’t want to be together.

Your five-year plan sounds like a very tough haul. Sessions with a marriage counselor might not bring your wife back to you, but you two would at least have the opportunity to come up with a workable plan for either staying together, or parting peacefully.

Dear Amy: When I go to the grocery store, I notice other customers not wearing their masks correctly (not covering their noses). The cashiers are the same! This gives me anxiety.

I want to say, “Hey, you’re not wearing your mask right!” but I hate confrontation.

Also, they have markers on the floor to indicate where you should stand so you are six feet apart, but three times I have had someone stand way too close to me as I waited in line. It just freaks me out!

I let them get in front of me and I scoot back to six feet.

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