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Q: A Dweeb’s High Dudgeon

Dear E. Jean:

My boyfriend left me in the middle of the night because I was throwing up after undergoing surgery to remove Stage 1 cervical cancer. He left because he said he “values his sleep.”

As he was walking out the door he said: “Call me if you need me.”

I was on the bathroom floor at the time.

I had told him not to come to begin with. I felt and looked like shit. He insisted. I told him how sick I was. He said he wanted to bring over “dinner for us.” I said, no just eat at home, I can’t smell food. I thought he was being sweet by still wanting to come. Fast forward to later on: He was sleeping in my bed when I suddenly got ill. He said, “I’m going home.” I said, “I’ll make up the couch for you.” He said, “no, I’m going.” And I said, “Then I will sleep on the couch.”

He said:

“You know how important my sleep is and this isn’t fair to me.”

Then he walked out of my…

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