It's Caller Day! Today's lovely caller, Emily, is at her wit's end. Her boyfriend still lives with his ex, and while he has his reasons, she's wondering how patient she should be. At what point is having empathy detrimental to our own selves, and is this relationship automatically doomed by its rocky start? Listen on for the Shandy take! Thanks to our sponsors! - Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/SHANDY and sign up for free to book a top-rated doctor! - Go to https://www.squarespace.com/SHANDY and use code SHANDY for 10% off your first website or domain! Time Stamps: 0:00 - Welcome To Caller Emily! 49:06 - Shandy Debrief Sharleen is wearing: - top: https://bit.ly/3R0B8XK If you have a relationship question, write us at: dearshandy@gmail.com Support Dear Shandy: https://redcircle.com/dear-shandy/donations Subscribe - https://bit.ly/SubscribeDearShandy Listen on iTunes - https://bit.ly/DearShandyiTunes More Dear Shandy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dearshandy Facebook - https://fb.me/dearshandy More Sharleen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharleenjoynt Blog - http://www.alltheprettypandas.com More Andy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/machinelevine Produced by Gabrielle Galon - https://www.instagram.com/gabsamillion