[April Masini, your AskApril]

You’re not at fault if you expect your boyfriend to ask permission to take your DVDs to his house. It’s normally good manners to ask before taking someone else’s things — even if you’re dating– or married! Your boyfriend is very protective of his own things, so clearly he knows how he’d like his things to be treated. Not extending that same courtesy to you is very selfish.

However, if he hasn’t talked to you in at least a week because you’ve asked him to please ask permission before he borrows your things, I believe that there is something going on beneath the surface. This isn’t about your DVDs — it’s about his not respecting you and his not caring enough about you to call you back.

I suspect this isn’t the only problem in the relationship where he is acting like you should take care of him even when he displays bad manners. Rethink the relationship. He’s not acting like Mr. RIght! 😳

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