'He Shared a Hotel with a Younger Woman!'

Be proud of your good instincts, but don't retreat into your shell indefinitely.

The Portrait (1953) by Helen Lundeberg

Dear Polly,

I need some outside perspective and the master of the bird's eye view belongs to you. It takes two to tango so I'm obviously to blame for some of this but I can't sort out how much.

I'm ending a relationship with someone because his interactions with exes and a close female friend make me uncomfortable. I…