Dear MIRIAM: SICK OF SNIDE CRACKS.Byline: Dr MIRIAM STOPPARD Dear Miriam I SHARE a flat with my best friend and her boyfriend belittles me when he comes round. His favourite putdown put·down or put-down n. Slang 1. A dismissal or rejection, especially in the form of a critical or slighting remark: "Such answers were, perhaps still are, a . . . is my weight. I admit I'm podgy but I'm not obese. My friend says nothing. and afterwards af·ter·ward also af·ter·wards adv. At a later time; subsequently. afterwards or afterward Adverb later [Old English æfterweard] Adv. 1. she tells me I'm being too sensitive. I don't like it and now I can't bear to be in the same room with them. What can I do? THERE'S none so blind as a woman in love. Your friend's boyfriend is a verbal abuser and a bully and her self-esteem must be very low if she lets him pick on you without protesting. Try to talk to her about it without putting him down totally or she will resent re·sent tr.v. re·sent·ed, re·sent·ing, re·sents To feel indignantly aggrieved at. [French ressentir, to be angry, from Old French resentir, you. If nothing changes, start looking for a new flatmate or somewhere else to live. CAPTION(S): BULLY: Pal's boyfriend |
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