Bending Over Backward to Make It Work
Dear Bitter Single Guy: I have been in a relationship with my GF for more than a month and she pisses me off non-stop. When I talk to her about it she doesn't understand my point of view. I don't think I could ever break up with her because she means too much to me. I'm more than willing to bend over backwards to try and make this work, but I feel like there is a maturity issue (she's 19 and I'm 21) or that something has been bothering her but she won't tell me about it. What should I do? -- Willing To Try Anything
Dear W.T.T.A.: Help the B.S.G. understand how someone who "pisses you off non-stop" means so much to you? Are you being punished for something in a former life?
This is a classic case of "Everything Will Be Perfect When S/he Changes." If only your delicate flower would stop pissing you off with the myriad little annoyances she peppers you with (every day, apparently) you would be deliriously happy! Read the writing on the wall, W.T.T.A. If she annoys you today, she's likely to annoy you tomorrow. If she doesn't even understand your point, what hope is there for her to change, even if she wanted to?
It's also important here for the B.S.G. to ask you the tough question (it's what he does). How much of this is your own intolerance, W.T.T.A.? -- B.S.G.
