Dear John:

I suggest that you don’t tell your current girlfriend too much but not that you will be dishonest with her. Tell her nothing but the truth, but not too much, not your whole truth (which is your inclination, perhaps). So not to hurt her or confuse her unnecessarily.

If and when you communicate with your ex girlfriend, my suggestion is the same: say less, cut down on the dramatics, the explosive expression of emotion, the .. expressions of what is more typical to a teenager-in-love Express yourself as a serious adult, not exaggerating.

anita