My wife and I have been married 34 years. So we both investigated moving to a wild and way-out place like Mongolia. My wife could not go at the same time as I so she suggested I go early and get established
Dear Diana,
My wife and I have been married 34 years. So we both investigated moving to a wild and way-out place like Mongolia. My wife could not go at the same time as I so she suggested I go early and get established. It sounded sensible at the time, so I went.
Three months later, I get a letter saying "I'm not coming because we don't have a good relationship" and a hundred other reasons. So I decide to stay where I am. My wife still manages affairs at home, but she does stuff that annoys me intensely like sending me forms to fill in (except they are scanned in PDF, and I only have a reader), insurance payment forms that are a month overdue and the insurance expires at midnight tonight.
I would pay that online except the bit of the form that has the vital reference number is missing. So of course the insurance will lapse and I will have to go through the whole rigmarole to get the car re-insured, and a dozen items like that. How anoying those things are! Of course, I dont say anything, because the "fight" wouldnt be worth the effort (she is almost never wrong). How does one deal with this kind of annoying frustration?
HK
Dear HK,
One does not up and go live in Mongolia, you can only have a tourist visa for up to 90 days. Or, in theory, you could have a business visa, with a sponsor... but you won't , there's no business to be done (at least if you are a private and not a government agency ) One third of all Mongols live in conditions of extreme poverty. Unless you have a license as a gold mine, or uranium mine owner.
In that case, don't worry about late payment surcharges... you can afford them. So while I think this letter is a hoax or you are trying to conceal personal details, if your wife thinks there are problems in your marriage, you first try and fix that.
She's obviously doing these things to annoy you, to get your attention. Go back home for a short trip, and sort out the misunderstanding.u00a0 If she decides she doesn't want to move with you, then maybe divorce is the answer. Meanwhile, hire a PA to look into your work. Will just cost you a bit of money, but you will have peace of mind.
His XXX behaviour is getting to me
Dear Diana,
My boyfriend keeps emailing and texting a female co-worker and always ends with an XXX. It's getting to me now, and I've asked him to stop but he still carries on. If I was to text my work mates with XXXu00a0 he wouldn't like it. Why does he do it?
Sharlene
Dear Sharlene,
What your guy is doing is totally inappropriate. He could also get into trouble at work if this girl complains. He might also lose his job. As for your anger, maybe it is time to give him au00a0 dose of his own medicine. Why don't you start texting a fake male friend with XOXO. And see how he feels.
Can't get her out of my mind...
Dear Diana,
I am a 21-year-old guy. This may sound stupid, but I am and have been obsessed with an old friend of mine. I am not the stalking or following kind, but I just can't get her out of my mind, we aren't even in the same state anymore. We met we were in our teens we got pretty close. I can't really see myself in a relationship with anyone else because shes always there in my mind. And when I start to like someone else, she always come back. How do Iu00a0 forget about her. And no we never dated, we did have sex one time but it was nothing, and we both went back to acting like nothing happened. Help.
Bipin
Dear Bipin,
You are romanticising her. The problem is you haven't been in touch with her for years, and have somehow built her up in your head as this desireable, unattianable thing. Or for some reason you are holding on to your teen memory. Why don't you look her up. Maybe meeting her and talking to her will destroy the fantasy, when you see her in person, and chat with her.u00a0 If that doesn't help either, I stongly suggest that you see a therapist, who will get to the root of this obsessiona nd will help you overcome it.u00a0
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