The father thinks it would be disrespectful and hurtful for his son to meet the “other man.”
His question is whether he should move on since she’ll be away for a year.
They ignored her during a life-threatening illness and a divorce. Now, they’re “concerned.”
She broke up with him, but she’s still ceding control to him.
Reader has accomplished many things he envisioned — and isn’t sure how to fit someone else into the picture.
Find out whether she’s willing to risk her relationship with her sister to have one with you.
As adults, a reader and sibling like having both parents at family gatherings.
It’s a guilt trip that takes you right up I-95, but if you stay aware, you’ll see plenty of exits.
The short answer: Don’t. It’s nobody’s business but yours.
There is probably more to a husband’s rejection of intimacy.
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