DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for five years. ... He has been a smoker since he was very young, and when we got together, he said he would like to quit. Well, it still hasn’t happened.
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my boyfriend for five years. We do not live together, nor do we share any children . He has been a smoker since he was very young, and when we got together, he said he would like to quit. Well, it still hasn’t happened.
Am I within my rights to put my foot down? I brought up quitting this week in response to him lamenting that he looks aged beyond his years . He became very defensive and made me seem like a monster for asking for a real timeline about quitting. He struggles with anxiety and thinks trying to quit will send him over the edge, and I would be the one pushing him.
DEAR ABBY: I am currently in a relationship that is approaching the seven-year mark. We dated in our 20s and rekindled in our 40s. We live together, but I’m afraid we are growing apart. Due to health issues, I don’t work; he works second shift. I cry easily and have always been an emotional person. His refusal to talk makes me feel as though things are unresolved. He just downright won’t talk about something we have already discussed! Please help me to understand if I am too demanding and should just leave it alone. -- UNANSWERED IN ILLINOIS
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