Ask Amy: Wonderful guy might not be a good match
Should I just throw away a relationship that finally makes me happy? Should I end it over political differences?
– Vulnerable
Dear Vulnerable: You see this issue as somehow being about politics, but you’re the person with lupus and five children.
You’re the person already worried about your life being shortened by your autoimmune disease.
So this isn’t about politics. This is about science, safety, and health.
This man’s vaccination could benefit him, his colleagues, neighbors, and family members. He’s already decided that he’s not willing to do that.
Of course he won’t get vaccinated for you!
If he cared about your health, he would do everything possible to guard your health.
My question is: Why don’t you care more about your health?
You have a serious chronic illness. You are medically vulnerable.
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