DEAR HARRIETTE: I broke up with my boyfriend two months ago. It was a difficult decision, but ultimately I felt it was the right one for both of us. Since the breakup, we hadn’t spoken at all – no texts, no calls, no accidental run-ins.
My space is smaller than usual these days.
Leonard Leo is a conservative activist who helped Donald Trump create the most lasting legacy of his first term: the appointment of 226 federal judges, including three to the Supreme Court. As the longtime head of the Federalist Society, an organization of young conservative lawyers, Leo nurtured and advanced many of Trump’s nominees.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m going through a bit of a rough patch in my career. I’m still searching for what’s next, but it feels like everyone around me keeps receiving new opportunities.
Hello, dear readers, and welcome to our monthly letters column. With lengthening days and warming weather, outdoor activities beckon.
CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO
Dear Doctors: I recently started going to a yoga class at our community center. We were doing deep breathing, and it felt like my lungs weren’t filling up as much as they used to. Do your lungs get less elastic when you get older? Can that be reversed?
The Republican Party was in desperate straits in the weeks following the 2012 presidential election. There were several reasons. One, its losing nominee, Mitt Romney, was a poor candidate whom a significant part of the GOP base, and an even more significant part of the overall electorate, did not want. Two, its opponent, President Barack Obama, appeared to have found the secret to assembling a permanent winning coalition. And three, Republican leaders worried, sometimes publicly and sometimes privately, that the party was on the wrong side of some key issues, especially immigration.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My eldest daughter is in a relationship with someone who is nearly twice her age. My daughter is 23, so when she shared the news with me that she was dating someone seriously, I was happy for her. She lives with me, so I’d see flowers being delivered and hear long-winded phone calls. She told me that things were serious between the two of them, so I asked if I’d be meeting him soon. She told me she was nervous because there are things about him that I may not like; that’s when she admitted that he’s 40 years old. I am only 48! So, yes, I find it strange that a man nearly my age finds interest in my daughter who only just finished college. Her life has barely begun.
• It happens to many homeowners, and when it does, we’re not sure what to do: A bird flies into your home. Keep in mind that the bird is just as scared as you, so bringing more frantic energy to the situation will do no good. First, turn off all the lights and close the drapes and blinds so no window looks like a possible escape. Then open one outside door where the most natural light will pour into the home. This will draw the bird’s attention, and it most likely will fly out the door.