Should I Dump My Girlfriend?

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🗓️ 12 January 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Should I Dump My Girlfriend? - 15-year-old John is wondering if it would be easier to break up with his girlfriend now since she will be moving away in a few months. - Dr. Laura: "Live life to its fullest instead of trying to shield yourself from pain." - At what age were you first "in love?" Email me your thoughts at: drlaura@drlaura.com | To participate on the radio program; call 1-800-Dr-Laura / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment - https://www.drlaura.com/make-an-appointment. Become a Dr. Laura Family Member: https://www.drlaura.com/ See https://www.drlaura.com/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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0:53.0	Mandy, welcome to the program. Hi, Dr. Laura. Hi, what's up?
0:59.1	My son, John, is here and he's the one that actually wanted to talk to you today.
1:06.3	Oh, okay, John. How old are you? 15. Wow. Deep voice. Okay. You have any brothers and sisters?
1:16.6	Two sisters yet. Three sisters? You poor thing. Okay. What can I help you with?
1:22.7	Yes. Well, I have a girlfriend who is moved across the country at the end of the school year.
1:33.2	And I'm wondering if I should break up with her now or or whenever that comes.
1:39.6	Well, enjoy the time you have together. When she leaves, she leaves. I was about your age when I
1:46.3	moved 3,000 miles away from what I considered a boyfriend. His name was Harvey. And I was
1:52.0	miserable for quite a while. That's kind of normal. But enjoy the time you have together.
1:59.1	It's all instructive for how to be a good guy with a gal. It's all instructive and how to deal
2:04.0	with feelings and how to deal with disappointment and loss. This is all important. But trying to
2:10.0	protect yourself by dumping her now is not a way to go through life. We know things are going to
2:16.0	happen. We know if we get a big dog, it's going to die in seven, eight years. You don't not get a
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