'My sister is not brilliant at making decisions (and often gets it wrong), but she won’t listen to advice'.
Dear Coleen I’M concerned about my sister, who’s 40, and has decided to move in with her “boyfriend”, who is 62. He’s a nice enough man and gets on well with her 10-year-old son, but I’m very worried about the age gap.
She’s not brilliant at making decisions , but she won’t listen to advice. She’s always been very headstrong and just goes her own way, even when everyone else can see disaster further down the line. Of course we all have opinions when a loved one meets a partner – is it too fast? Are they right for each other? And so on. But you also say her partner is a good guy and gets on with family, which is a big tick, so let them be happy and work it out. Who cares if he’s a bit boring – maybe that’s what she needs right now.
I’ve learned many lessons from the challenges that my own family has faced with cancer and bereavement, the main one being stop worrying about next week, let alone 10 years down the line. There’s a lot to be said for living in the here and now and not overthinking the future.
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