Dear Abby advises a man thinking of leaving his wife and counsels a woman on how to tactfully acknowledge her grieving boss.
I met my wife in college. We have been married for 40 years and have two adult sons. My wife had a brief affair early in our marriage, but we have long since moved on from that. However, increasingly over the last 15 years, my wife has been aggressively making demands in exchange for anything she does for me — i.e., if I don’t buy her something, she won’t cook dinner, do laundry or have sex.
Two years ago, I met a younger woman. She is also married, although separated. She still shares a home with her husband and their two children. We meet as often as we can and I find her delightful and easy to get along with. Lately, she has been saying she wants us to leave our situations and get married.
To further complicate matters, my boss’s younger brother has started working at the company. Would I get him a card too? I have only known him a couple of months, as compared to my boss of almost 10 years. —Whether it’s with a card or a simple note, it would be thoughtful to tell your boss you were informed by a co-worker that his father had passed away during your maternity leave, and you would like to express your sympathy.
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