Dear Abby: Bartender mom pretends she's younger and childless
Mitzi says she hides her age and motherhood to avoid discrimination, while her son helps maintain the lie across restaurants and friend groups.
- A 28-year-old woman is struggling with her boyfriend, "Evan," and his mother, "Mitzi," who tell acquaintances they are siblings, leaving her uncomfortable maintaining the deception.
- Fearing ageism, Mitzi has long claimed she is 10 years younger than her actual age of early 50s to maintain her position in the hospitality industry.
- Interacting with misinformed friends makes the writer extremely uncomfortable, though she fears the consequences of revealing the truth about the mother's long-standing deception.
- Responding to the dilemma, Abigail Van Buren suggests that if being involved with two untruthful people makes her uncomfortable, she should rethink the relationship.
- The writer is advised to stop comparing herself to friends who are settling down and instead seek social groups aligned with her interests, staying open to romance.
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Dear Abby: Boyfriend and his mom tell people that they are siblings
<p><b>DEAR ABBY:</b> My boyfriend, "Evan," and his mother, "Mitzi," tell people they are siblings. I love my boyfriend, but I don't feel comfortable lying for him, and I wish he wouldn't lie for his mother. Evan is in his early 30s. His mother is in her early 50s, though she tells people she is 10 years younger.</p><p>Mitzi has worked in the hospitality industry since Evan was a young child. Back then, she claims restaurant managers wouldn't giv…
Dear Abby: I'm not comfortable lying about my boyfriend's relationship with his mother
Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Evan,” and his mother, “Mitzi,” tell people they are siblings. I love my boyfriend, but I don’t feel comfortable lying for him, and I wish he wouldn’t lie for his mother. Evan is in his early 30s. His mother is in her early 50s, though she tells people she is 10 years younger.
Abby: Bartender Mom pretends she's younger and childless
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Evan,” and his mother, “Mitzi,” tell people they are siblings. I love my boyfriend, but I don’t feel comfortable lying for him, and I wish he wouldn’t lie for his mother. Evan is in his early…
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