Ask Amy: Spouse lives in a world of ‘no’s’
You’ve been responding to your husband as if he is an unpredictable bull, waving clean shirts in his direction. Ole!
Stop hinting around. You have the right to cohabit with someone who demonstrates the willingness to bathe – for your sake, if not for his own.
You might tell him, “Honey, I’m not merely asking you to shower. I’m telling you that it’s a requirement for us to live together.”
Dear Amy: Thank you for running the letter from “A,” who described her challenges after meeting and getting to know her birth family (she had been adopted).
I’m adopted, too, and this dream of meeting my perfect biological family persisted for me – until I met them.
– Grateful for Adoption
Dear Grateful: Dreams sometimes need to be dashed before they can be fulfilled.
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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)
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