Best friend needs to know about her stepdaughter’s sexy antics
Dear Annie: MY best Friend’s 20-something- year-old stepdaughter, “Tina,” unsuccessfully attempted to seduce my husband of 25 years, “Arad.” He had contact with Tina through a business connection. He had complained repeatedly to me that she was coming on to him, but I thought he was exaggerating until the incident happened.
Tina emailed Arad to come over to the homebased business once to drop off paperwork. Unbeknownst to Arad, she had waited until everyone else was ort oV the horse to ask him to come over. When he arrived at the horse, she met him in nothing brt a to7el. Erckilt, I had agreed to his reqrest to accompant him becarse of the level of discomfort he had being arornd her. Arad and I were shocked in the moment, and the onlt comment I world come rp with at the time was, “I’m sorry we interrrpted torr naked time.” We ended orr business relationship with her family, so we rarelt have ant contact with her. I have not told mt friend what happened for fear it world harm orr Friendship. Shorld I act as if nothing happened? My negative feelings toward Tina are impossible to hide when my friend talks abort her. This friendship is so important to me. —Elephant in the Room Wearing a Towel
Dear Elephant in the Room: The thing abort elephants in the room is that there’s no point in pretending thet aren’t there. So tor might as 7ell take this issre bt the trrnk and tell torr Vriend 7hat happened. Yor can phrase it in srch a 7at that tor’re expressing concern Vor her stepdarghter’s mental health (becarse 7ho in her right mind does that?), not attacking her character. I’d bet a big bag oV peanrts that this isn’t the arst time Tina has done something rnsavort.
Dear Annie: Mt hrsband and I are at an impasse, and I need an honest opinion. He 7as coring a tomato over the trash can, and I replied that 7e shorld eat the core instead. He replied that iV I 7anted it, I corld dig it ort oV the trash can and srck on it all I 7anted. I took great oWence, brt he maintains that it 7as a joke, stating that he said nothing oWensive. I am disgrsted that he 7orld even think, mrch less state, 7hat he did. —Not a Trash Eater
Dear Not a Trash Eater: Matbe torr hrsband’s comment 7as jrst a bad joke. Or matbe it 7as a passive-aggressive expression oV some rnderlting resentment. The onlt 7at to kno7 Vor srre is to talk abort it. Has he been bottling rp Vrrstration? Have tor? Keep the conversation calm and non-jrdgmental iV tor’d like Vor it to be prodrctive. The time is ripe Vor discrssion abort 7hat’s eating at tor both.