Dear Annie: I don’t even know where to begin. I’ve been seeing this girl “Angie” for eight months now. She is everything to me. I fell in love with her right away, and she said she loved me first within the first month.

But now, I get yelled at for basically everything I say. Like today, I called her for the first time at 2:30 p.m. and she answered the phone saying, “What do you want?” I ask what she’s up to and she says, “It’s none of your business” and then goes, “I’m done talking now.” This is a typical conversation for us.

Annie, I never cheated on this girl. I have always treated her well. Is it cheating if I just quit talking to her and start looking for someone else? The crappy part is that I don’t want anyone else. But I’m not sure how much longer I can put up with this. — Should I Stay or Should I Go

Dear Reader: Before you start looking for someone else, you need to tell Angie the relationship is over. Just because she isn’t treating you well doesn’t mean you should stoop to her level.

As for not wanting anyone else, you’ll never know until you start looking. You’d be amazed at what a clean break and a little bit of time can do.

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