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Ask Amy: COVID concerns disrupt long friendships

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Dear Amy: I've been married for almost 40 years, pretty much happily.

My husband and I still enjoy an active sex life. We are comfortable empty-nesters with good lives.

So why do I crush on guys at the gym? I’ve had crushes on two different men I see regularly while working out.

My current crush is not a youngster — he is definitely older than my kids (30+) — but I'm so attracted to him.

Honestly, it makes my day when I see him there. We've never spoken, but we recognize each other. Seeing him there is exciting.

I know this is silly, but I look forward to going to the gym just in case he's there.

 

I want to do more than just look, but I know that nothing would ever happen between us.

Help!

— Perplexed

Dear Perplexed: Crushing on, or being attracted to, people other than your partner means that you are a human being in the prime of your life — healthy, and presumably feeling good. Your eyes still work, your pheromones are doing their job (his, too!), your workouts are giving you energy, and you are feeling attractive, and attracted.

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