Dear Angelgirl:

Maybe she didn’t know that it bothers you because you didn’t tell her. I understand that it is not her expressed happiness that bothers you but the reason she is happy (being married/ in a love relationship) but you don’t want the details.

I am surprised that so many people gloat to you about their happy relationships, because I don’t think that it is so common, to have a happy relationship, not for long anyway.

“I just know family and friends can be cruel. What can you expect from strangers then??”- I found out that often you can expect way better from strangers than you can expect from family. And regarding friends, maybe they are not all cruel, maybe a few simply don’t know that their detailed stories bother you.

anita