Ask Amy: Severed sister relationship lasts 60 years
Dear Concerned: Any time you personally connect with a “stranger,” there is some risk involved, but in my opinion, meeting people you’ve gotten to know online is a natural and positive impulse. I’ve done so many times.
Meeting someone who was in your fraternity in college is not a “random” meetup. This is personally connecting with someone with whom you already share some real-world commonality.
This is neither desperate nor unwise. It is actually old-school “networking.”
Dear Amy: Thank you for seeing both sides of the question posed by “I’ve Got a Secret,” who was keeping his close friendship with his ex-girlfriend a secret from his former girlfriend.
I broke off a long-standing friendship with my former boyfriend because of my current boyfriend’s jealousy (we’ve since broken up). It was one of the most painful experiences of my life.
Thank you for encouraging openness, and for asserting anyone’s right to maintain friendships.
– Still Sad
Dear Sad: It’s a genuinely tough dynamic, which necessitates honesty and trust.
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