Iwant to end a relationship. My husband and I met a couple through mutual friends about three years ago. We are 20 years older than they are and live an hour away. When the mutual friends moved away, we thought that would be the end of it, but this couple pursued a friendship and guilted us into making the long journey to “hang” with them, stating that we were their only friends. Then we learned that they were having a child in their 40s. They now have two children.

I have raised my children, and I’m no longer interested in being around toddlers. Between the distance and the unenjoyable company, I want to end it. I think ghosting them would be tacky, and I want to tell them honestly (and gently) that we no longer want to visit. My husband disagrees. He thinks we should continue the charad

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