After a false accusation, aunt now wants to move on
I've been wanting to tell her for a long time, but I always chicken out.
I worry that something awkward would grow between us. I can't imagine losing her. I'm pretty sure that even if she didn't reciprocate, I'd be satisfied knowing I'd at least be able to stop wondering "what if." I'm just afraid that while I'm sitting here waffling, someone else is going to realize what an amazing person she is and I'll have missed my chance. -- California Dreaming
Dear Dreaming: Go for it. Your friendship has already been affected by your growing feelings, so be honest now, without coming on too strong.
Dear Amy: "Dazed and Confused" got a mysterious text from a girl, proving she had been with Dazed's boyfriend. Your advice didn't go far enough.
Her boyfriend is a cheater. Period. End of story. She will never be able to trust him. EVER.
I married someone like this, and ended up divorcing him due to the same cheating and lying. -- Glad I'm Out
Dear Glad: I was surprised at "Dazed's" determination to stay in the relationship; my instincts are more like yours.
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(You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@tribpub.com. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or "like" her on Facebook. Amy Dickinson's memoir, "The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them" (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.)
