Sunday, 6 October 2019

Spendthrift Cousin

I live with my first cousin. She found herself a boyfriend and I feel like the boy is using her. She spends a lot of money on him and then begs her dad for more while feigning illness. I feel like I should tell her to stop but then I feel like I should let her figure this out by her own...Should I or should I not talk her out of it?

Giving unsolicited advice usually isn't a good idea! Your cousin will simply be annoyed at you instead of realizing her mistake. Unless you are close to her dad (who is being cheated out of his money), stay out of it until she starts having her own doubts and comes to you for advice. If you do give advice, stay affirmative (i.e. say you deserve better than him, instead of you're silly for letting him use you).

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