A
female
age
41-50,
anonymous
writes:Hello all! I've been dating my boyfriend for about 8 months. He's great - really smart and has a very intense job, with tons of pressure and a bizarre management structure that cause a lot of stress. He talks about it constantly, at length. I try to be supportive and listen and sympathize, but sometimes I want to tell him to shut up and that I have work and life stress too! Can you guys help me with a tactful way to get the point across that it's kind of rude to talk about himself for hours before getting around to how my day went? I get a little angry in the moment and I'm afraid I'll say something mean. He's a sensitive fellow :)Thanks! Reply to this Question
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reader, alphamale +, writes (7 May 2009):
find something to do that you BOTH enjoy, rock climbing, swimming, hiking, miniature golf bowling, etc etc just to get his mind from work
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