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Dear Annie: Boyfriend Is Trying to Be My Body-Shaming Health Coach

Earlier this year the reader wrote to Annie Lane after her boyfriend's personal reboot morphed into ongoing criticism, and she asked how to support his healthy habits without becoming his latest improvement project.
Earlier this year he started a strict health routine, prompting initial support from his partner, but the boyfriend says he's trying to motivate the reader to be the `best version` of herself.
Specific policing includes admonitions about bakery bread and disapproval when workouts are skipped; last week he called her evening glass of wine `a bad coping mechanism for stress`.
The reader reports feeling audited and pushed, noting she just wants occasional normalcy, while Annie Lane urged that emotional and social health matter alongside physical health and warned the relationship isn't thriving if criticism replaces support.
The columnist framed the dynamic as support versus criticism and offered a practical stance, advising readers to celebrate healthy habits but set boundaries, and to find more Dear Annie columns or contact dearannie@creators.com via Creators Publishing.

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