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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You don't have to meet her if you don't want to.  You do not have to welcome her into the fold if you feel like it is takes away from your mother's memory, and you are the one who gets to decide that.  You'll get tons of grief from other olds in the family who want to be free to [b]stomp over graves[/b] in their frantic efforts to stop the steady march of mortality, but whatever.  People could take comfort in their actual blood families, but Boomers tend to be delusional about their want/"need" for romance well past their fertile age.

Honestly, it's probably better for him to glom on to one lady friend rather than play the field.  If he was the type, there are tons more women than men his age, and he could end up with lots of drama.

The bad news is, the woman usually dictates things socially, so you will likely end up losing your dad in that respect, unless she's a big introvert or doesn't have kids of her own.

Let her be his nursemaid, and bonus points if she has a nice fat purse from the first husband.  She knows she cannot replace your mom, and who cares if your dad thinks that.  Men will be men.

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It has been six years. Ashes have returned to ashes at this point. This man has more than respected OP’s prolonged grief and he deserves to get the most out of his remaining time on Earth.

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