| Starting this week, Carolyn Hax publishes on a new schedule: columns on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, with Nick Galifianakis illustrations rather than cartoons. Reader advice stays on Wednesday and the live chat on Friday. Dear Carolyn: What is the etiquette around adjusting to a walking companion’s preferred pace? My partner’s natural, comfortable pace has always been a bit faster than mine. As a result, when we are on a walk “together,” they pull ahead of me. Anyone seeing us would not recognize us as a couple on an outing. My choices seem to boil down to pushing myself to an uncomfortable pace or just being content to be always about six to 10 paces behind. I will say they do sometimes cast a brief glance over a shoulder, perhaps to confirm that I am still on my feet and making progress. Once satisfied that I haven’t collapsed, they turn their gaze forward again, and the race continues. I have expressed my unhappiness with this behavior — and it IS a behavior — but it persists even in the face of my complaints. Any suggestions? — Outpaced in Wisconsin | 
