Carolyn Hax: Four years into the affair, it’s apparently time to decide what to do
| Love and obligation or "so much in common"? A writer is torn between a 30-year-marriage and a four-year affair. |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Carolyn Hax is away. The following is from Jan. 16, 2008. Dear Carolyn: I have been married for 30 years, and our children are grown. For the past four years, I have been having an affair with an old high school friend. I think I love my wife, but I am in love with my friend. I have so much in common with my friend, and we do want to be together, but I feel that I have an obligation to my wife and our marriage. I have a feeling that my wife knows because of the distance between us lately. What should I do? — What to Do | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | | | | | | | |
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