Last week I got a question from a reader asking “How to let the person down easily and painlessly when you don’t see a mutual loving future.”

First, let me say, your kindness is apparent from the fact that you care about breaking up with someone “easily and painlessly”, and that you desire a “mutual loving future”.

Congratulations on being a thoughtful and compassionate human being!

Now for the bad news…you only have control over your own actions, not someone else’s reactions or responses. Read more