"I have been divorced from Joanna for 30 years, but we remained friends and have two children. I met Debbie 20 years ago, but seven years went by before we dated. She is 20 years younger than I. She wanted kids and I did not, so she moved on with another man. After a couple years of living alone, and after the death of Joanna's boyfriend, I allowed Joanna to rent a bedroom in my house. (I needed the money.)"
"ONE OF THREE IN CALIFORNIA DEAR ONE: Tell Debbie that Joanna is renting a room in your house because you need the money. Tell her that you don't like the fact that she makes your kids feel uncomfortable when they visit. Unless she can manage an immediate 180-degree attitude adjustment, she has to leave. Set a date and then stick to it."
"I was raised by two deeply religious parents (now deceased) who attended church every Sunday and took me along. I regularly attended church until 15 years ago. At that time, my dad was dying, and I was dating a man I often had brunch and spent time with on Sundays. That man and I broke up 2 years ago. I've recently started thinking I should start back to church. I went once about six weeks ago but haven't returned."
A man has an ex-wife renting a room in his house and a girlfriend living there who resents the ex and makes his children uncomfortable during visits. The man needs rental income but faces tension because the girlfriend refuses to accept the ex's presence. The recommended action is to tell the girlfriend why the ex is there, demand an immediate attitude change, set a move-out date if behavior does not improve, and enforce that deadline. A twice-divorced woman raised in a religious home stopped attending church years ago and now feels guilty while finding excuses not to return.
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