Cleopatra
MOVIES!, 8 p.m.
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star as history’s most famous lovers Cleopatra and Mark Antony in the 1963 biographical drama set during the reign of Julius Caesar.
Dear Carolyn: My friends and I are on a competitive sports team, are all about the same skill level and are generally supportive of one another, on and off the field. We’ve been there for each other through injuries, divorces, kid and parent challenges, etc.
One of us has had a horrible year and doesn’t participate in our coached sessions or competitions while she sorts herself out. She does, however, humblebrag all the time about how “superior” an athlete and how accomplished she is, without acknowledging she has not competed for years now. It’s really easy for her to be perfect in her own mind.
How can I find the generosity to just let this roll off my back?
I really find it hard to let it go when she talks about what a bada- she is when she hasn’t shown up and the rest of us are working so hard to be good at what we do. I hate to pull away from a friend, but I’m also tired of being cast as “second best” to someone who doesn’t show up. She’s not going to change, so should I?
“Second Best”
Neurotypical
Neurotypical: Is he open to continuing a friendship? Maybe I’m being obtuse, but a biweekly or monthly dinner with him would be a lovely way to coexist non-misleadingly, preserving the “good parts” on mutually pleasant terms.
Just a technical note, I left “Asperger’s” as is because that’s apparently his word, even though it is a phased-out term for autism.
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