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Ask Amy: Letters should go to the archive, not the shredder

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Helped along through advocacy from my esteemed and legendary fellow advice-giver “Dear Abby,” this center has collected thousands of first-person military accounts of war and peacetime. Each letter is read and archived by staff members.

Perhaps in celebration of Veterans Day this year, people will be inspired to open that suitcase, shoebox, or plastic bin — and read, re-read, scan, and donate these important slices of history.

I hope your mother will respond to your desire to share this history with her.

Dear Amy: I have been in a relationship with “Bret” for over five years.

Bret moved in with me after about six months.

We used to talk about marriage and the future. Now we just do chores and yard work. We both went to school during this time and for the past three years I have been working a lot of hours.

 

Bret is very helpful with things around the house. He pays for almost everything.

However, I want to be married. He never brings it up. I have stopped talking about it because I get upset when I do.

We have tried counseling. He won't say much of anything of substance.

Do I just walk away and start over, or should I stick it out?

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