Another instalment to our regular relationship help forum true stories. Remember that all identifiable details have been edited out and names have been changed. You can find other real life stories on this page: Relationship help forum.

Dear Anne,

I fell in love with this man – he’s 36. I am 46. There were “things” from the start that alarmed me about our Relationship and we talked about them. He assured me that he was ready for a relationship, even when I questioned this.

We started out as a long distance relationship as he was in the military. After much talking and planning I ended up taking a temp position in a town 2 hours from where he was, at his insistence. Things were great for a while then he started becoming more and more distant.