Dear Queenie,
My wife died some years ago and I am ready to start dating again. My niece got divorced and also is ready to start dating again. I asked her out, but she said it wouldn’t be right because we’re related. I say it’s okay because she is my late wife’s brother’s daughter so we’re not blood relatives.
Queenie, what do you say?—Hopeful uncle
Dear Uncle,
I believe you are legally correct, but you might want to check with your lawyer on that aspect of the situation. However, it is more important that your niece is not comfortable with the idea of dating someone she considers a relative, so I say it would be better to look elsewhere.
