Woman’s romance with a prison inmate evolves into a love triangle

Dear Abby: I am a 42-year-old mother of three who has been in a relationship with a man for almost six years. He is incarcerated. Things were great until this year, when he reconnected with an old girlfriend. I had a conversation with her over Facebook, and she wanted to invite me out for coffee one day. I ended up messaging her later on that night, and she told my boyfriend I had “made her uncomfortable.” She ended up blocking me.

Abby, he’s now saying he’s in love with both of us! I’m not allowed to talk about her, and anything they talk about is “none of my business.” I do not get as many phone calls from him as I used to. I get the feeling she’s trying to get me out of the picture. Please tell me what to do.

— Crowded in Alaska

Dear Crowded: Forgive me for seeming negative, but from what you have written, I don’t think this man is in love with either one of you. What you should “do” is reassess your relationship with this two-timing felon. His ex-girlfriend may indeed be maneuvering to get you out of the picture, and my advice to you, which I hope you follow, is to LET HER.

Dear Abby: I’ve read many letters over the years about relationships in which there is a significant age gap, and thought I would like to share a success story. My boyfriend and I have a 22year age difference, and we couldn’t be happier.

He’s 60, and I am 38. We live separately, but go back and forth between houses. He’s actively engaged in my kids’ lives, and we’re talking about marriage. This is the best relationship either of us has ever been in. I’m so glad we didn’t let our age difference prevent us from enjoying this life together.

— Luckiest Girl in

Texas