A Mirror reader asks agony Aunt Coleen for advice on his girlfriend of three months, he says they rarely spend time together because of her weekend arrangement with her ex
The main conceptual idea is the anxiety a person feels in a new relationship where they feel they are constantly accommodating the other partner's existing life and commitments, particularly around her child, without a clear sense of future progress or inclusion.
The core question is whether this dynamic is a sign of a relationship doomed to fail, or if the slow pace is simply due to the early stages and careful consideration of bringing the partners' lives together.
