Dear LFTP: the boyfriend who wants to be "selfish for a while"
- My boyfriend of one year says he needs to be selfish for a while and doesn't want me to wait — should I hold on?
A listener writes that her boyfriend of one year says he needs to focus on getting his life together, be "selfish for a while," and doesn't want her to wait — though he hopes they'll reunite. The studio is unsparing: he has spelled out that it's over, she should move on, and they argue over whether his father failed to teach her discernment. The Dear LFTP "secular answer" is read: when a man says he wants to focus only on himself, what he's really saying is it's over; don't expect to be together again anytime soon. A parody of "When a Man Loves a Woman" accompanies the reading.
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Dear LFTP: the fiance who games until 5AM
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Dear LFTP #1: the boyfriend who wants to move in
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Dear LFTP: the verbally abusive 'man of your dreams'
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