Maybe he’s injured or incarcerated, Abby suggests.
I wish you had mentioned how long it has been since he has communicated with you. Could he be sick, injured or incarcerated?
If it is none of those and it has been more than a couple of weeks, it would be fair to assume his enthusiasm has cooled, and you should reconsider the long-distance engagement.My sister-in-law is increasingly overbearing and abusive to me. It has always been a problem, but I ignored her nasty comments. Now, I am finally sick of it.
During the last year, she has begun to insist my husband retire. She wants us to close the doors of a business we have operated for 43 years. We are highly successful. We have more than 23 employees who depend on their salaries for their livelihood, and the business is valuable.I can’t draw Social Security yet, so I wouldn’t have an income. My husband won’t say much about it. Now she’s soliciting our friends to call us and harass us about retiring.
There are countless “prayer” messages on social media for all occasions. I never know what to say because I don’t pray, nor do I send prayers to anyone. Sending “warm thoughts” seems lame. What would be an appropriate response?You are not obligated to mention anything about God or prayers. If prayers are addressed to you, thank the sender for their thoughtfulness. If they are addressed to you and your family, include the word “we.
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