Dear Amy: My 40-year-old son, “James,” has had many bright, beautiful and intelligent girlfriends. He has been engaged and ended various relationships throughout his adult years.
James is currently in an on/off relationship with no marriage plans in sight. His father and I have been amicably divorced for decades.I don’t want him to be a lonely, aging bachelor.
I know that not everyone marries, but I’m sad about James. I’m grateful for my own good health and for enjoying a long, rich life.Can you tell me how I might better cope with my sadness over my son?Dear Sad: Your son “James” might not be a lonely aging bachelor, but a man who has enjoyed a variety of romantic relationships of varying durations, which is the norm for him.
A Pew Research Center survey from 2021 finds that “a rising share of U.S. adults who are not already parents say they are unlikely to ever have children, and their reasons range from just not wanting to have kids to concerns about climate change and the environment.”Unless your son demonstrates that his life is unfulfilled and empty, you should not misplace your concerns.
I don’t want to lose my family. It will kill me not being able to see my kids every day since they were born. Because she wants to end the relationship, depending on who owns or holds the lease on your home, maybe she is the one who should leave.
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