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Jeanne Phillips

Widower ready to live alone is pained to leave aunt behind

DEAR ABBY: I am a 61-year-old widower. A year ago I faced a bleak future and expressed a desire to kill myself. My cousin in another state, whom I hadn’t seen since childhood, invited me to move in with him and his mother — my late mother’s sister. I now have plans for the future, which include returning to the state I left. The thing is, my cousin resolves disputes with his fists. I know that when I move, my aunt will want to come with me. My aunt is sweet, but she’s not my intellectual equal. Frankly, I prefer ...

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