Hey everyone,
I’m a 23 year old British woman living in NYC. 2 years ago my Mom divorced my Dad because she decided she wanted to be with another Man. My Dad took it pretty hard and he was single for over a year. But now he is back in the dating market, and as a successful (53 year old) Attorney in NYC he is easily dating women much younger than him, women around my age in fact!
It’s hard to explain, but it just makes me so feel so uncomfortable and awkward, I HATE it. For example. First he dated a 25 year old woman who is a Lawyer and colleague at his Law firm. Then he dated a 28 year old Investment Banker woman who he meet at a Corporate dinner party. After he dated a 24 year old woman who was a Med school student!
I don’t know why but it all just feels so wrong. I understand he is an adult and all the women are consenting adults and they are completely free to make their own decisions, but it all just feels so off.
When he was dating the Med school student woman I stopped communicating with him altogether, even though he still tries to contact me (I ignore all his calls and messages).
I do feel guilty, but the whole situation just feels so off and cringe.
Am I in the wrong here? Am I wrong for cutting him off over this?
2 comments
Yeeeeah, it’s a bit yikes… but he might just be acting out. He’s hurt. Feeling abandoned. This is most likely part of his healing though it’s not healthy for anyone involved. Talk to him about what’s going on in his head adult to adult. He’s losing his family and everything in life probably looks really uncertain.
Did you communicate your feelings to him? Or just cut him off without saying anything? Why not just talk to him about it.