As I Bit On Someone Else's...

[magicaddict]

...it's only fair to reciprocate.

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[xanthipe]

Dear Uncle Thyrian,

I have a serious problem. There's this girl, and I really love her to the point that I never want to leave her - unfortunately, this means that I'm effectively exiled from home, as she would never want to leave hers and mine is a very long way away. There's also the slight problem that my gods may ask me to perform offices for them in exchange for saving my soul, which could cause problems with her work. What should I do?

Torn in Two, Heusenberg

[magicaddict.livejournal.com]

Dear Torn,

Yeah, that's bad. Not going to try to tell you it isn't.

My first thought is you need to weigh how much you trust this person. It is said that if you trust someone with a secret, you trust everyone they trust as well, but there are some secrets that most people can be expected to keep if they value you as much as you value them. If you think you can get away with it, tell her about it - be open and honest, in confidence. If your situation is going to be a dealbreaker, it will either be one now, or one later, and there is no point waiting around only for it to all fall down further along the line: It does neither of you any good mentally, and depending on the circumstances, might be disrespectful of her maturity.

Take a deep breath, look before you leap, and let her know. If she's still there in the aftermath, you'll both be ten times stronger, and closer, for it.

Best of luck,

Uncle Thyrian