{"id":85320,"date":"2023-09-11T11:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85320"},"modified":"2023-09-11T11:24:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T11:24:35","slug":"ask-amy-when-the-welcome-mat-becomes-a-doormat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/ask-amy-when-the-welcome-mat-becomes-a-doormat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Amy: When the welcome mat becomes a doormat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Amy:<\/strong> I\u2019m a 53-year-old woman. Because of a stressful job I\u2019ve had for the last 20 years, I have some friends, but making new ones can be a struggle when I\u2019ve had to work 14- to 17-hour days.<\/p>\n

More recently, I\u2019ve tried to reach out to two women I\u2019ve known for a while. Sadly, they both have kept their distance — one actually waited until the day after I asked her to lunch, apologizing for \u201cmissing my text.\u201d<\/p>\n

I was stung by the brush-off, but tried to give her the benefit of the doubt and waited to see if she might reciprocate the invitation. She didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

I finally decided that I needed to change my lifestyle, sold my old house and am buying a small place in a very sunny popular tourist town I\u2019ve always loved.<\/p>\n

My friends have been congratulatory and supportive, including the two women who have been brushing me off.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve both reached out (separately, they\u2019re not friends with one another) with sincere questions about when I can host them and their families for a visit.<\/p>\n

Amy, I haven\u2019t even closed on my condo!<\/p>\n

Neither of these women are making any effort to say goodbye before I leave town. They have only expressed excitement to visit me 1,800 miles away.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m fine leaving these people behind, but since one of them (the same one who blew off my text) has now actually sent me dates for her future visit to my condo, I\u2019m at a loss of how to respond.<\/p>\n

I told her I\u2019m buying a one-bedroom place and that I don\u2019t think that she, her husband and children will be comfortable sleeping on my couch (together), but she assured me that they\u2019ll \u201cmake-do.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to tell her off and don\u2019t want this to be twisted into any backlash among other mutual friends.<\/p>\n

Should I just ignore her text messages, like she did mine?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t want to be a doormat, and don\u2019t want to cause friction.<\/p>\n

Is there a response that will be both finite, yet not \u201crude?\u201d<\/p>\n

— Resentful Future Hostess<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Resentful:<\/strong> If you don\u2019t want to be a doormat, then definitely guard your welcome mat.<\/p>\n

This one woman\u2019s gall is quite extraordinary (she should bottle that moxie!). You could ghost her, but I fear that might somehow translate to her showing up at your doorstep with her husband and kids.<\/p>\n

Answer her next self-invitation text: \u201cOops — I\u2019m so sorry I haven\u2019t been clear enough. I will not be hosting you and your family in my new home at any point. It\u2019s just not possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

After that you can ghost, block, ignore, unfriend. Enjoy your new life, find a few names of guest houses in your new town, and if people invite themselves to visit, you can send them a list of places to stay.<\/p>\n

Dear Amy:<\/strong> I have been in a relationship with a man for over a year. He’s kind and generous.<\/p>\n

He’s clean and dresses well. There is only one problem: He has bad breath.<\/p>\n

His teeth look white, so I don’t know if it’s a health issue.<\/p>\n

I don’t enjoy kissing him, and he’s not aware of it.<\/p>\n

I don’t want to hurt his feelings. How can I tell him without coming off rude or insulting?<\/p>\n

— Concerned<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Concerned:<\/strong> If you have been with this man for over a year and don\u2019t enjoy kissing him, he is likely aware of this problem on some level, but he might not realize that it originates with him. So — imagine how things might be if you actually enjoyed kissing him!<\/p>\n

Approach this gently. Avoid words like \u201cbad,\u201d \u201cstinky,\u201d \u201cfoul.\u201d Say, \u201cI hope it’s OK to bring up this personal topic, but I\u2019ve noticed something \u2026 your breath seems \u2018off.\u2019 Have you been to the dentist recently?\u201d<\/p>\n

Bad breath can be caused by several different factors — it is not always the result of poor oral hygiene.<\/p>\n

If he is able to correct this problem, give him positive feedback when you notice an improvement.<\/p>\n

Dear Amy:<\/strong> \u201cShocked Mom\u201d expressed her dismay that her daughter accused her of basically being a martyr and helping others too much.<\/p>\n

I could not believe that you blamed this mom for being a kind and generous person.<\/p>\n

We need more people like her in this world!<\/p>\n

— Shocked by YOU<\/em><\/p>\n

Dear Shocked:<\/strong> You\u2019re right, but because this helping behavior seemed to interfere with her relationship, I urged \u201cShocked Mom\u201d to explore her deeper motivations and the possible negative consequences of her behavior.<\/p>\n

(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n

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