mtarcia

Although I value advice, I won't tolerate disrespect. I'm a decent human being and your implication that I'm not is simply disrespectful. As to your assumption about what one should should know at my age I'll leave it up to you to work out why that's rude. You don't know anything about my past. Go talk like that to your mother. And you call yourself a moderator? Shame on you!

What part of "I already told her" don't you understand? Reading ability is something everyone is capable of. Would you persist in a relationship if the other person told you repeatedly that they liked you only "as a friend"? I'm not dodging the issue, and I'll take my part of the blame, but not more than it's due. The other person was also capable of walking away in a civilized manner much earlier. Also something that everyone is capable of.

What part of "I already told her" don't you understand? I felt bad blocking her. Not everybody can be as perfect as you.

Thank you all for your kind advice. I told her and it did not go well. I'm sorry if I appeared as a callous person. I'm not. I'll admit that I'm immature but I don't like to hurt people. In fact, I already told her that I liked her as a friend previously and she blocked and unblocked me on whatsapp three times before continuing this "relationship", which we obviously saw very differently. I just wanted to give this explanation to explain why I let it continue. But I won't make more excuses. You're right. I should have been more blunt.

I'm in my fifties, no children, single. I met a woman over 40 on a dating site. She has two young kids. When online dating I was looking for someone without children. However, this woman took a liking to me and I liked the attention she gave me. I have not promised her anything, since she's not the profile of person I'm looking for, but on the other hand I like the attention she gives me. After 5 months talking on the phone and occasionally meeting in person she's now asking me whether I see "us together" in the future. I don't think so, but I'm afraid of losing this special connection we have and feel bad for her, since I guess she's developed a crush on me. I feel confused and saddened by this situation. What should I do?