DEAR ABBY: Just a few years back, my brother gave me a considerable quantity of cryptocurrency. A few years after that, he did one thing that damage me and my husband deeply and destroyed any belief I had in him. Because of this, I’ve vastly decreased contact with him in addition to my total household.
Once I defined how what he did made me really feel and the way it affected my life, my brother “kind of” apologized, nevertheless it wasn’t real — and throughout this pretend apology, he talked about he needed his crypto back.
As a result of I had had some monetary difficulties, I couldn’t give back the cash. The cryptocurrency had been a GIFT. When he gave it to me, there was no settlement about paying him back or what to do with it. (He confessed that he had made an enormous mistake by giving it to me.) Once I instructed him I couldn’t give it back, he kind of let it go. However now we’re barely on talking phrases, and I really feel awkward as a result of I can really feel his resentment.
I not belief him, and I’m undecided easy methods to proceed. I’m not indignant; I’m simply cautious due to his earlier careless actions and as a result of he lacks a verbal filter, particularly towards my husband, who is delicate. How do I cope with the fallout? — ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY
DEAR O.B.T.S.: I want you had gone into extra element within the second sentence of your letter. If I’ve learn it accurately, your issues along with your brother have much less to do with the cryptocurrency debacle and way more about how he treats your husband. As I see it, you might have each proper to proceed with warning the place your brother is involved. If he can’t watch his mouth round your husband, a ways could also be higher for all of you.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also referred to as Jeanne Phillips, and was based by her mom, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Field 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
