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Ask Annie: ‘I’m 42. If I break up with my boyfriend, will I find someone else?’


by IMAGE
29th Jul 2022

This is the first of our new Agony Aunt series with relationship coach Annie Lavin, Joanna (42) asks is she asking too much to want more from her relationship?

Dear Annie, I’m 42 and worried about my future with a man I’ve been with for over two years now. We met before the pandemic, things progressed pretty quickly and before I knew it we were moving in together. Things are good between us, we get on great, we hardly disagree on anything but the one problem we have is that I want to have a child but he doesn’t. Now I have to decide...

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