Romantic Advice & Ideas

Dear Bennett
My boyfriend is wonderful, but he is a lazy so-and-so and he wants to move in with me. He still lives at home and his mother does everything. She might spend her whole life picking up his socks and cooking his tea, but I’m a modern kinda girl… How do I train him to be more domesticated?
Lisa

Dear Lisa
You have to understand that a relationship is give and take. If he wants to give you his washing then you should take it to the washing machine. You need to see his laziness as an asset. It means that he won’t have the energy to look for other girls and will therefore be totally devoted to you. If that isn’t worth the occasional tea-making or sock-picking-upping then maybe you need to reassess your relationship.

Dear Bennett
I desperately want to move in with my girlfriend but she’s a housework obsessive. Chances are she’ll be nagging me to pick up my socks and refusing to cook me dinner. How can I make her treat me like the real man of the house?
Bruce

Dear Bruce
You have to understand that a relationship is give and take. If she wants you to pick up your things then you should! If she wants you to make your own food, then…. Hahaha! No I’m kidding obviously. Look, if she won’t do the things she’s expected to do then don’t bother moving in and stay at home with your mum.
(PS – is your girlfriend called Lisa?)

Dear Bennett
My boyfriend is obsessed with rugby. Every weekend he is either scrumming down or in the pub watching rugby with his mates. I want him to show me more attention and come shopping with me. What should I do?
Lynne

Dear Lynne
I believe it was Shakespeare who once wrote “Rugby or not rugby, that is the question”
although to be fair I wasn’t really listening so it might have been something else.
I had a very similar situation with my last girlfriend;
all she ever wanted to do was watch rugby or go to the pub with my mates.
Sometimes she’d even forget to invite me!
Why don’t you show more interest in what he likes? It worked for my ex-girlfriend.
Unfortunately she’s now married to my best mate Chris, but at least she’s happy.

Dear Bennett
I think I’m allergic to my girlfriend’s pet rabbit.
Every time we go back to her place my eyes start running and I can’t stop sneezing.
What should I do?
Richard

Dear Rich, can I call you Rich?
The first question I have to ask is, are you sure it’s her rabbit?
Sneezing and eye-watering are the early signs of Tiedownaphobia - the fear of making a commitment. Maybe you’re just worried about having your future life ruined and are using the rabbit as an excuse? Try taking the rabbit out for dinner one night and if you don’t have any symptoms then you’ll know the answer. On the other hand if it is the rabbit, then just leave the cage open and let nature takes its course…