Joe Nguyen is a digital strategist for The Denver Post. Previously he was the online prep sports editor. Prior to that, he covered Adams County and Aurora in the YourHub section. He has previously covered Colorado’s Asian-American communities as editor for Asian Avenue magazine and AsiaXpress.com.
I have been dating a wonderful man for a little over a year and we are talking about getting married. I have been married once before and he has been married twice before with children from both marriages. His second ex-wife had addiction issues.
That said, it has only been a year, so don’t give up on your dream just yet. Your partner’s mother may need more time to trust that you’re going to stick around. She also may need more time to heal from what his second ex put her through. That’s fair. After all, she’s now caring for the second ex’s child while your partner is away, so the impact on her life is ongoing.
I was recently asked by my good brother-in-law to handle a problem. The bad brother-in-law sent out an angry group email to all involved asking why I was making such a decision for “the family cabin”? We currently have a difficult repair needed that I can handle, but haven’t volunteered, as I don’t want to hear any second-guessing or whining from the bad brother-in-law. What would you do from here on out?Someone shared your brother-in-law’s response with you after you were cut out of the thread so now the physical work on the cabin and the work of diffusing a squabble are falling to you. This family must think you really can fix anything.
Separately, you can either have a direct conversation with your “bad” brother-in-law about working together, or you can grab your tool bag and fix what you can. I’d opt for the tools.Colorado’s new wolf pack -- including pups -- to be captured and relocated after livestock depredations
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