Dear Richard:

Seems like financial considerations and less than full disclosure were part of what took place. Less than full disclosure is most troublesome but not  uncommon in relationships. So people come up with excuses that read more palatable than the truth, less disagreeable to the other person. 

I was  wondering, you wrote: “it was the first time I have truly been in love with someone”- how did you manage not to feel truly in love with a woman before, being 38 now?

anita