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| Beyond Disgusted, and "A Friend" | |
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| Topic Started: Mar 1 2010, 09:16 AM (155 Views) | |
| Post #1 Mar 1 2010, 09:16 AM |
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Abby's column today was a bit of a yawner, so today's target is Margo. Margo: Friday, February 26, 2010 DEAR BEYOND DISGUSTED: Rather than treating you like a friend, Marcie handled you just like any other customer--and, she doesn't seem to treat her customers as informed consumers. Her primary business is sales and not health. Worst of all, she is toeing at the line between giving fitness advice and medical advice, very bad medical advice. There is some bad news, though. You are overweight. Find a reputable weight loss/physical fitness business to help you lose those 20 pounds. If your husband fails to appreciate your progress and your efforts, that's on him and not you. You will then be faced with the dilemma of how to react to his faithlessness. On a side note, aerobic exercise may not be the best way to lose weight and it is no longer the latest health trend, but it is still good for heart health and overall physical fitness. And, that's the real point isn't it? DEAR "FRIEND:" You say that you "know" you fiance's friend is cheating, but you never relate how you "know." Unless you are a first-hand eyewitness or have irrefutable physical evidence, you don't really know. If you tell a woman that her fiance is cheating, you had better really know, otherwise you are gossiping. Contrary to Margo's advice, there is a one-size-fits-all answer. If you know (remember, that means they your are an eyewitness or have irrefutable physical evidence--of cheating) that someone close to you is cheating (not just meeting) or the victim of cheating, then you first confront the cheater, giving him or her a chance to come clean and stop. If the cheater does not deal with their behavior immediately and forthrightly, then you rat out the lowlife. If you don't know, you keep your trap shut. Morality sometimes really is just that simple. One wonders what motives lie behind the dithering of some advice columnists. |
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