KEEP IT IN YOUR FANTASY

Dear EU,
I am embarassed to say this but I have developed liking for my friend's mom. The problem is that I am 26 and she must be close to 50. Almost every time I visit him I get to to meet her. She is divorced and the way she looks at me I think the feeling might be mutual. She is growing on me swiftly and I don't know what to do. How should I proceed?
Thanks.

Edward

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Edward,

Rather than cite stats I’ll just give you some common sense based on a lifetime of experience and reduced to an UNCLEISM – “Men are HORMONES, EGOS and BABIES.”

You are treading upon incredibly thin ice. An “affair” between you and a woman fiftyish has HORMONES written all over it. From an entirely EGO point of view it might be tempting to err….”entertain” your friend’s mom but it makes no logical sense. Uncle Jim does not see anything honorable about this mismatch. Have you asked your friend what he thinks? I am sure he would love to hear all the gory details after the fact.

I hope this is just some youthful fantasy that passes without emotional and social consequences. My best advice to both of you is, keep it in your “pantasy!”

Put as much distance as you can between you and this woman. What if you are reading it wrong and she tells her son you came on to her? After the thrill is gone, what social life will you have with friends your age and…”momsy?”

Everybody’s Uncle