DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friend has started a romantic relationship, and although I’m delighted for her, I’m now finding the volume and intensity of her conversations difficult. We don’t seem to talk about anything other than her boyfriend: where they go, what he thinks and how often they have sex.

She’s also become flaky -- cancelling plans with an hour’s notice as she’s now “tired.” And she seldom answers the phone or returns a text.

As I’m now the last single person in our group of friends, and she has been a close and dear friend for a long time, I’m worried I’ll be seen as jealous if I say I’d like to talk about other things or that I’d like to be treated respectfully when plans are made. What should I do?

GENTLE READER: How often they have sex? Ewww.

But be patient a bit longer. The

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