I have been in an “arrangement” with a man for eight years. We are both over 55. He’s retired while I still work. My problem is that I seem unable to break up with him, even though I know it’s the right thing to do.
I’ve lost both my parents since we met and have had very little support from him. Things started out quite well and we did a lot together, then he discovered cruises and started going away a lot and meeting other women on board.
He’d slept around before that, but I accepted it as it was an open relationship and he treated me really well. Now, though, he really rubs my nose in what he is doing, almost like he’s boasting. He leaves packs of condoms around, so I know he’s sleeping with other women.
I accept what he does, but not how he is treating me – like I’m an idiot and I know nothing. I told him in an email that I’d had enough after I spent yet another New Year alone, while he was with someone else. I made it clear that next New Year’s Eve I won’t be around. This guy occupies my thoughts way too much and I know that when he is with other people, he is not thinking of me at all!
Do you have any advice for this woman???
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