Dear Amy: I have a very close friend who is 30 years older than I am.
We two men have known each other for years. He is like a surrogate father to me, and I cherish the friendship immensely.She and I had never met, even though I knew she existed through the duration of my friendship with her father.
The thought of losing my friend in the short or long term in the event this goes south is hard to face. You should start by saying, “I received a message from ‘Candace,’ and we’ve been in touch. I just wanted you to know that.” Once you’ve revealed the friendship with his daughter, there is no need for you to disclose the particulars.If the relationship with the daughter “goes south,” then you will have to try to do what many people have done, quite successfully, which is to work hard to maintain an ongoing friendship with her dad, while respectfully parting from her.
Yes, I suggest that you keep in touch, just to check in. Catch him up on how your surgery went and ask about him.
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