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Dad met new woman and I don’t know how I feel about it!

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QueenOf1969 · 20/12/2022 23:11

My dad has just had a conversation with me to tell me he’s recently met a woman who he’d like to get to know and what did I think about it.
My mum passed away 6 months ago after a long terminal illness where my dad cared for her, so although it’s only a short time since she passed, due to the illness it’s not the time that concerns me, it’s the woman!

I genuinely have no issue with my dad meeting someone else and I think he fully deserves another chance at happiness, but I can see alarm bells with this woman and don’t quite know how to deal with it! She’s almost 20 years younger than him, and is still in a marriage which she has told him is dead but she is staying another couple of years until her youngest is at university.

I feel like my dad is vulnerable at the moment, but I also don’t want to treat him as an idiot, so how do I raise concerns without looking like I’m being a difficult daughter who just doesn’t want him to move on - or do I just be supportive and see where thing go and keep my opinions to myself (full disclosure I’ve not met her)!

Help!!

OP posts:
JoanCandy · 21/12/2022 00:48

Hi OP - firstly, I’m so sorry to read that you’ve lost your Mum recently.
You sound like a loving and caring daughter that understands that it could be a good thing for your Dad to meet someone new.
I think it’s ok to speak to your Dad about your concerns but, after that, I think you’ve just got to let him get on with it and just be there for him if it does go down the pan. Not much else you can do, really.

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