Dear Eric: I am newly in love and engaged. My fiancé and I are both in our early 70s. Quite a few of my friends (not my close friends but others) have responded to the news with: how cute! Somehow the fact that we have fallen in love and plan to marry is “cute.” I find this infantilizing, as if we were small children playing dress-up.

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  • Asking Eric: Engaged in their 70s, couple hates being called ‘cute’
    DEAR ERIC: I am newly in love and engaged. My fiancé and I are both in our early 70s. Quite a few of my friends (not my close friends but others) have responded to the news with: how cute! Somehow the ...
    11/9/2024 - 11:05 pm | View Link
  • Asking Eric: Friends abruptly cancel plans last-minute
    Dear Eric: My husband has a longtime friend who makes plans with him/us, for outings, weekends and even holidays, and then cancels a few days before the event. This is actually one of my biggest pet ...
    11/9/2024 - 6:56 pm | View Link
  • Asking Eric: Son’s former classmate keeping too much in touch
    Dear Eric: One of my son’s former classmates still keeps in touch with me. She and my son haven’t been in touch in more than 10 years, but she continues to call and invites me to both her daughters’ ...
    11/9/2024 - 6:53 pm | View Link
  • Asking Eric: I’m newly engaged, but don’t like how people are reacting
    Dear Eric: I am newly in love and engaged. My fiancé and I are both in our early 70s. Quite a few of my friends (not my close friends but others) have responded to the news with: how cute! Somehow the ...
    11/9/2024 - 5:01 pm | View Link
  • Bride Who Hates Heirloom Engagement Ring From Fiancé's Late Grandmother Asks Him for a New One
    She called the center stone "too small" and felt "embarrassed" to show the ring to her family and friends. When you decide to propose to your partner, there’s a fair amount of pre-engagement planning ...
    10/31/2024 - 4:22 am | View Link
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