Dear LFTP: lonely at 62 while his wife works 80 miles away
- My wife works 80 miles away and stays in our condo every other week; I'm lonely at 62. What do I do about this?
A listener writes that his wife of 37 years works 80 miles away and now stays in their condo near work every other week, a schedule he suggested and now regrets; at 62 and working again, he comes home to an empty house and is lonely. The hosts joke that 80 miles is nothing and suggest he tell her honestly that he misses her rather than silently brooding; the Secular answer agrees, advising an honest conversation or filling the lonely hours with a hobby and grandchild babysitting.
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Dear LFTP: explaining an invisible disability
- How do I explain my invisible disability to friends who act like I'm making it up?
Mike reads a letter from a listener with polyneuropathy, seven back surgeries, and arthritis in every joint who lives in constant invisible pain and doesn't know how to explain it to friends who act like she's making it up.
From No. 585 · Split Ends | Interacting with other Denominations
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Dear LFTP: ending a friendship or ghosting the young couple
- Should I ghost an unwanted friendship or tell them honestly I want to end it?
A listener wants to end a relationship with a younger couple who guilt-tripped them into visits, now with toddlers she dislikes; her husband disagrees and wants to keep up the charade.
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Dear LFTP: the boyfriend's uncomfortably hard bed and couch
- How do I tell my boyfriend his expensive bed and couch are too uncomfortable to sleep on?
A host hands the advice segment to Mike ("Alright. Mike, let's give some advice") and a host reads the Dear LFTP letter: a woman in a tumultuous-but-currently-good relationship…
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Dear LFTP: the aggressively negative colleague
- Should I make excuses or be honest with a negative, aggressive friend?
Mike reads the third Dear LFTP letter: a listener reconnected with a former colleague who has become negative, aggressive, and angry — bashing family, colleagues, and service workers, and refusing to stop talking politics.
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