It’s been difficult to muster up any significant enthusiasm for a change someone you love has made in their life. Either you don’t believe they are moving in the right direction, or you’re having trouble accepting who they’ve become. Either way, you need to figure out how to deal with it. Decide if you’re going to try to add your unsolicited two cents of advice. If you decide not to, then you should let it go once and for all.

Hit a dry spell and stumped for romantic advice? Ask your mother. If your actual mother isn’t a possibility, tap that universal mother of nurturing, compassionate spirit. The right answer will guide you to the next step.

You and your partner may have differing ideas about how you’d like to spend the evening. If you’re usually the one who gets to decide, let them have a chance to make the plans.

Why torture yourself? No matter how much you shop around, nothing is within your budget. Take things slow. Consider this a time of saving, and know the time for spending takes some patience to reach.