Ask Amy: Older sister may be overly ‘sistering’
Dear Wondering: Like you, I have never asked anyone’s vax status, because I believe the medical evidence, stating that my own vaccination protects me from the more severe aspects of the COVID illness and will help to keep me out of the hospital if I contract the virus.
At a recent event, a person asked me if I was vaccinated. I responded: “Why are you asking?”
Turns out that they were using this more or less as a conversation-starter.
Medically vulnerable people MUST do everything possible to protect their own health, and if that includes asking about vaccination status, they should do so.
But (in my opinion), if you are not medically vulnerable, this is not a conversation starter, but a conversation ender.
Dear Amy: “Trying to Repent” wanted to apologize to his former girlfriend for his abusive behavior during the relationship. Your advice NOT to contact her was well-put.
A woman I dated in the past reached out and apologized for the way she handled things.
I was genuinely upset she messaged me and waited two weeks to respond.
She told me she apologized because she felt "bad" about how she handled things. How self-serving.
A person’s decision to try to grow should not come at the expense of someone else being victimized a second time.
– No Contact
Dear No Contact: Absolutely.
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