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Should I just get over it because I sort of did the same thing? Should I try to work things out with her? —Heartsick DEAR HEARTSICK » The way you two are both behaving is what happ- ens when people don't grow up, but merely grow older. It's like you are flailing around, acting out all of your worst ideas. And then you wonder why your life is so messy. Your job is not to provide for your girlfriend (unless you two have a child together). Your girlfriend's choice to hook up with someone else is not your fault or your responsibility. Her choice to tell you about it is just mean and imma- ture retaliation. Your choice to try to sleep with other people is not your girlfriend's fault or responsibility. It is an immature reaction to feel- ing "unmanly." If you want to rec- oncile, you could start things off by offering your own sincere apology for your own behavior. Do not blame your behavior on her. Take responsibility. This might inspire her to offer her own explana- tion and apology. Don't reconcile unless you com- pletely clear the air. DEAR AMY » "Not a Fan" wrote about aggressive Little League coaches. Those coaches should be reported to the league officia ls. A winning coach on a second-grade baseball team in our town was re- lentless at loudly humili- ating children on other teams. He was eventually banned from coaching and attending games. My son was 7 years old, and quit baseball for a year over this humiliation. When he was in fourth grade, he wanted to try baseball again, and he enjoyed playing for several years. — Liz DEAR LIZ » I'm glad he went back to the game. Relationship falters through some mutual bad behavior You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com and follow her on Twitter @askingamy. Amy Dickinson Ask Amy Sudoku Instructions:Theobjectistoplacethe numbers1to9intheemptysquaresso thateachrow,eachcolumnandeach 3x3boxcontainsthenumberonlyonce. 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