DEAR ABBY: I made a big mistake. I got involved with a married man at work. Everyone in town knows about it, and I'm embarrassed and ashamed.
His wife has filed for divorce and his kids aren't speaking to him. He told me his wife didn't understand him and she drank too much. I recently found out that I was not his first affair.
I wish it had never happened, but now I feel obligated to stand by him because he's alone and it's partly my fault. He says he loves me and has no one else. I feel trapped, even though I don't really love him.
I'd quit my job tomorrow, but I'm a middle-aged single parent and jobs are hard to find. Any suggestions? -- SORRY, LONELY AND DESPERATE
DEAR SORRY: Yes. Don't compound your mistake by staying with a man you don't love. The relationship will be easier to end if you make a clean break.
Start looking for another job now. This married man is not your responsibility; he has found "someone" more than once, and he probably will again. Trust me.