Ask the expert Q: My girlfriend always wants us to do everything together and she doesn't understand that I'm not interested in the same things as her. I don't want to make her 1 , but I can't go on like this. What should I do? A: 2 has his (or her) own interests. Your girlfriend wants you to enjoy the same things as her, but you 3 be different. If you're 4 and frustrated, you 5 find something that interests you and makes you 6 . You 7 do everything together. For example, you could both do 8 alone one evening a week or one day at the weekend. But the most important thing is that you 9 talk to your girlfriend. Perhaps you'll be 10 at her reaction --- and you can both mek a new start.