Dear LFTP: the son's fiancee and her boring stories
- Our son is engaged to a woman our family can't stand because of her endless boring stories — any suggestions?
A parent writes that their son is engaged to a woman the whole family can't stand because she turns every conversation into long, boring stories about her aunt, cousin, and friends; the daughters want the parents to tell him not to marry her. Emma advises not breaking the engagement, suggesting either easing the pressure to make conversation or giving her more interesting experiences to talk about. The secular answer warns that telling the son to break up will almost certainly offend him and alienate the couple, and instead suggests a private talk with the son noting his fiancee's speeches are losing her audience.
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