Husband emails his exes he had during separation
Dear Abby: My husband and I were married for several years, divorced, then remarried 10years later. During our separation, he had a lot of girlfriends. To this day, he keeps all their contact information. I discovered he has emailed some of them since we’ve been back together. I think he uses email to avoid any phone calls that I would be aware of.
Ourmarriage is overall going well, but I don’t understand his need to keep up with some of these past “friends.” When we remarried, I deleted all of my past contacts. I’m worried that he’s still attached to at least a few of these women, and I don’t think it’s right.
What do you think? It makesme very insecure and upset. What should I do? I’malready in therapy. — Uneasy in the South
Dear Uneasy: Marriage is a choice. Your husband CHOSE to remarry you.
I amgoing to assume that because of your insecurity, you have been hesitant to ask him directly why he feels a need to stay in touchwith thesewomen. Your therapistmay be able to help you with this. If he/she is willing to invite him to accompany you for a session, consider posing the question there.
Dear Abby: I recently contracted coronavirus and had a difficult time recovering. It has been three months, and I amstill suffering from long-term aftereffects.
Whenmy co-workers and supervisors ask howI’mfeeling and I tell them, they almost immediately downplay my response. Some of them ignore my response and tell me, “Oh, that’s not bad. One time, I lost somuch hair, blah, blah,” or they say,
“Well, you’re working.
You’ll be fine.” I feel like it belittlesme andmakes what Iwent through seemlike a bid for sympathy. How would you recommend I reply? I can’t ignore the people at work.
— Downplayed Up North
Dear Downplayed: All you need to say is, “If it happens to you, youwill understand that I feel lucky to be alive. So many people weren’t.”
Dear Abby: I have a question about etiquette. My son is gettingmarried soon. In a conversation with the bride-to-be, I asked if she had chosen a florist and was told that her mom will be making all the wedding flowers out of natural materials. Abby, I hate silk, i.e. “plastic” flowers! Would I be creating a huge problem if I offered to purchase my own wrist corsage froma florist, or should I keep quiet and deal with ugly fake “flowers” withmy beautiful dress? Or, can I remove the fake corsage directly after photos are taken?
— Offended Mom of the Groom
Dear OffendedMom: The proper thing to do is keep your opinion to yourself and go along with the plans your soon-to-be daughter-in-law and hermother have made. Wear the corsage and your sweetest smile for the wedding photos. After that it shouldn’t cause a problem if you QUIETLY remove it.