Dear LFTP: dumped by Hank after his mother's diagnosis
- After Hank kicked me out when his mother was diagnosed as terminally ill, should I stay away or try to get him to talk this through?
A host reads a letter from a woman who dated Hank for five years and lived with him for four; he is a loner, self-centered, and not communicative. When Hank learned his mother was terminally ill, he told her to pack and move out with five minutes' notice. The hosts advise her not to use the moment to talk through the relationship — be there for him if she can, but expect nothing and consider letting the relationship go, since 'when he's actually acting like himself, he's kind of a pain to deal with.' The Secular answer: whether she stays depends on her tolerance for pain; he gave her 'one giant kick in the fanny' and is 'very self centered.'
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Dear LFTP: the man in his forties and the workplace breakup
- What should a stubborn man in his forties do about his awkward post-breakup workplace?
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Dear LFTP: the fiance who games until 5AM
- What should the letter-writer do about her fiance's all-night gaming habit?
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Dear LFTP #1: the boyfriend who wants to move in
- My boyfriend was evicted and wants to move in — should I let him?
Mike reads the first Dear LFTP letter: a listener's boyfriend was evicted and wants to move in with her; she sees red flags.
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Dear LFTP: the verbally abusive 'man of your dreams'
- I love him but don't want to be in another abusive relationship — what should I do?
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