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When Lopping it Off is the Best Thing To Do
Dear Margo: I am an adult woman with three older brothers with whom I do not speak. My oldest brother has always treated me like an idiot child with nothing to say. He stopped even acknowledging my birthday nine years ago. My youngest brother only …Read more.
Trouble With a Hairy, Scary "Pet"
Dear Margo: Here's a new one for you — I'm assuming, as it's a pretty ridiculous situation. Two years ago, my husband begged for a tarantula, and after too many cocktails, I bought him one for his birthday. I am scared to death of spiders and …Read more.
You Will Not Be the First
Dear Margo: I've been married to my husband for two years. We've been together for six, but have had problems throughout. However, I have always loved him and thought we would have babies and grow old together. A few months ago, I began to develop …Read more.
A New Kind of Dysfunction: The Glued-Together Sisters
Dear Margo: The Hydra belongs to Greek mythology, but surprise — there's one in my family, as well!
My mom and aunt are the best of sisters, and they share everything. And every thought. They almost never disagree with each other. While they …Read more.
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When a Friend Has Oatmeal Cookies for Brains
Dear Margo: My best friend of 20-plus years thinks she is in a relationship with a man who has a wife and four kids with different women. He has been in and out of jail the past two years for selling drugs, and I am concerned because she drops everything to wait for his phone calls and take him places where he's not allowed to drive because of parole restrictions. She has been seeing him on and off for four years, and he always hurts her. She still allows him to use her vehicle and take her money, and often buys his children clothes since he can't find a job due to his past convictions. She's told me she would like to have his child. He has already made it clear to everyone around her that he is using her ... and she is allowing it. I would like to tell her how I really feel about him, and that she's only setting herself up for more heartache, but she thinks they are soul mates. She is almost 30, and I can't understand why she is still so blind after all these years. — Louisa Dear Lou: If I hear of one more ne'er-do-well who is someone's "soul mate," I'm gonna barf. It has become such a trite word — especially applied to a drug dealer, married (!), who goes in and out of the slammer. My honest opinion is that you could tell your friend that this guy is a modern-day Jack the Ripper and it wouldn't make any difference. It's too bad she doesn't have any sense, not to mention judgment, but there you are. Some things, and some people, are irredeemably hopeless. — Margo, rationally You Are Doing It All Wrong, Lady Dear Margo: I've been married to my husband for 29 years. We married young, and our relationship has always been rocky. Yesterday I stopped by (he recently injured his hand), but I was tired so I didn't stay long and didn't feel like having sex — which meant I got the nasty phone call on the way home accusing me of cheating on him. My friends think I am nuts, and I am starting to think they are right. I feel like I have gone above and beyond to prove he has misjudged me. I was hoping we could try to work out our problems, but I am getting sick and tired of constantly defending myself. What more can I do to prove my innocence? — Guilty Without a Trial Dear Guilt: You do not have to prove your innocence, my dear (which is impossible, anyway), so tell him to prove your guilt. Bruises on your thigh are not proof. Some people bruise very easily — and I am one of them. The fact that you are still having sex with him is not good. If I were you, I would man-up, to coin a phrase, and tell him you are going to a lawyer to get your house back. You have not been doing the right things so far with this head case of a husband, but it's never too late to start. — Margo, correctively *** Dear Margo is written by Margo Howard, Ann Landers' daughter. All letters must be sent via e-mail to dearmargo@creators.com. Due to a high volume of e-mail, not all letters will be answered. COPYRIGHT 2010 MARGO HOWARD DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM
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