Advice from Annie Lane.
: When I was 17 years old, I met a lovely guy here in Canada. We met through a mutual acquaintance. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we went our separate ways.
Last year, I found him on Facebook. We connected and noted our circumstances were similar -- never married and no children. He was still living in Germany. But we decided to meet in Portugal this year. I met him again in April this year and am going back for another trip soon . On occasion, he has belittled my interests as being of no importance. I do woodworking in my spare time, and he keeps addressing it as if it’s a joke.And he wants us to text EVERY SINGLE DAY. He keeps me on for about two to three hours. I’ve tried telling him that I have to go, as I have stuff to do, and he questions what I have to do that’s more important than him. But it’s not about what’s important; it’s that I can’t keep up with my housework or woodworking.
And as for the meeting in Portugal for vacation, this is becoming very expensive for me. And he didn’t want me to rent a car, saying he would drive me to where I needed to go. But I feel that I’ll be waiting around for whenever he’s available.
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