SITUATION B

Hello,

My name is Leonora and I am writing to you searching for an advice. I have been struggling with the
situation that I am going to describe to you in the following lines and I don’t have anyone that I am 100%
confident that won’t judge me or won’t pass the information forward. Me and my fiancé, let’s call him
Andrew, we had known each other for years, we have overcome difficult situations together and,
shortly, I can’t really imagine a life without him, but the problem is that I have recently reconnected with
someone from my past, realising slowly that I am still in love with him. It’s not that I don’t love Andrew
anymore, but I am afraid that I only love the idea of a perfect life with him and that, years passing, the
magic will disappear and I will realise that I can’t get over my feelings for “the other man”. I don’t know
if I should follow my heart and throw myself blindly into this unknown future and listen to this mad
passion that pulls me towards Harry, by the way that’s his name, or please my family and choose
certainty.

My only fear, besides cancelling the wedding and shocking everyone, is having later regrets. I have
always been a spontaneous person and by choosing the safe future I would be sentencing my life to be
common, simply boring and predictable. I want to describe you the previous relationship between me
and Harry, so you could make a sketch of the factors that influence my choice. We had met each other
during sophomore year of high school, when he transferred to my class. We had become friends very
easily and that is all we have been since then, until I met him again some months ago. There has always
been some tension between us, but we only talked once about it and decided not to do anything
regarding this, afraid that we might destroy our precious friendship. Since we have been reunited, I feel
like these feelings have amplified and he assured me that desires a future with me in it.

On the other side, I don’t want to break Andrew’s heart, because he has always been kind to me and
loved me in his own way. Breaking up with him will cost me many people in my life, creating tensions
between our common friends an that will be very hard for both of us.

I am keen on receiving an answer from you and my prayers are that your advice will help me decide.
Thank you!

Sincerely,

Leonora