DEAR ABBY:

I am a 36-year-old mother of four dating a 28-year-old man. He is the youngest guy I’ve ever dated. I usually date men my age or older. After my kids’ father left me for another woman after 12 years of being together, I was broken. I didn’t date for two years as I tried to heal. Then comes along this younger guy whom I’ve grown to love.

This man has no children and doesn’t seem like a guy I should be with according to society, but I love him, and he loves me very much. I keep quiet about him when it comes to my mother and family out of fear of judgment. Should I tell them about him, or just keep him “hidden,” as he would say? — IN LOVE IN THE SOUTH

DEAR IN LOVE:

Keeping him hidden is insulting to the man you have been seeing. At 36 years old, you should be mature enough to l

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