Recently, I decided to confide in my mom about a rough patch with my partner. Obviously, I hoped that she would support me. To my surprise, she has chosen to back away. What do I do?
Dear Lisi: I am going through a very rough time in my relationship right now. My partner and I have two children, one who needs a lot of attention. She’s emotionally needy, a homebody and prefers to be with me than anyone else, ever. My partner is jealous, blames me and doesn’t connect with our daughter at all. On top of that, he’s having an affair.
As for your daughter, it’s clearly hard on your partner that she is so attached to you, but her second choice is your mom? In this case, your mom is probably trying to distance herself in hopes that your daughter will turn to her dad. Much is out of our control. I have zero influence over politics in Russia and Ukraine, in the Middle East or in Africa.
“Allow me to be hypocritical here and make assumptions of my own … the bartender must know the person he confided in well. So, this person is seemingly also a frequent visitor to the bar, also there during work hours and staying for not just one drink but still there an hour or more later. And on different days. They also may have a drinking problem. Just sayin’.”
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