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Ask Amy: Elder man worries his daughter has ‘quit’ him

Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

Furthermore, just to point out the obvious: You seem to be the quitter, here.

Dear Amy: I have a friend who is my age, (late 50s).

She has grown children and a good career, but – since her divorce – has never had a long-term happy relationship.

She is on all the dating sites and dates many times per week.

I don’t choose to date right now. I am content to be on my own. I know I am lucky to be content.

I don’t want to hear all the news around this topic – it doesn’t interest me.

 

It’s been years of these stories and I would prefer to discuss something else.

We work together, so I can’t drop contact.

How do I set a boundary about this?

– R

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