Dear Angie,
My boyfriend keeps bringing home stuff he finds in the trash. It’s not even stuff we need! We have about four end tables. Last week, he came home with a piano. We don’t know how to play anything other than chopsticks.
I think he has some type of compulsion. He refuses to pass anything up, and if we can’t use it, he jams it into the garage, which is overflowing with junk. How can I get him to stop?
Signed, Junkie Janie
Dear Janie,
I’d also say he has a compulsion.
Maybe you could suggest going into business. You could take the stuff you don’t need to a consignment shop, where you can get upwards of 60 percent of the selling price.
I assume he drives some type of truck. Perhaps you can convince him to trade it in for a Prius. They’re more fuel-efficient, good to the environment, and you can’t fit any furniture in there. Everyone wins!
Love, Angie
