Dear Queenie,
My husband and I have been together for almost 50 years. We don’t go out much, just stay home together and keep each other company and watch TV or whatever. We are each other’s best friend and don’t know many other people except for our children and a few relatives we see once in a while.
Our children keep pestering us to get out more and do things, but we just aren’t interested.
Queenie, how can we get them to leave us alone?—Homebody
Dear Homebody,
I think your children might be worried about just that – that if something happened to one of you the other would be left all alone, or would become totally dependent on them.
The decision is up to you, of course, but it might be a good idea to expand your social circle a little. If you do not want to just “socialise,” you might consider doing some volunteer work together – maybe visiting some other senior citizens or shut-ins who would like to have a little company now and then, for their sake if not for yours.
