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There's nothing wrong with being happy somewhere, even if it's the little pond you grew up in, as long as you are in fact comfortable vs. bored.

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Carolyn Hax
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: December 5
Columnist
Journalist
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Carolyn Hanley Hax
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Instead of talking at each other about the non-business-related contact, talk to each other about your concerns about marriage. Listen a lot, too.
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For me, the greatest source of frustration was trying to work with a willful child when there was something else I wanted - say, to get the child to go to bed so I could have my own time. Just the promise of the time, and feeling that promise slip away, was enough to introduce a whole other element of stress into the encounter.
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If you're not sure what you want, then hold back from making plans or responding to invitations until you have a chance to think about it.
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I have no quarrel with people who lack the skill or temperament to care for small children.
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When you fail to see something, that doesn't mean I'm hiding it.
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Separating is not divorcing. Please keep that in mind. It is, instead, the second step in seeing if there's a better way to manage your family.
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