Friendship Drama Unveiled in Letters to Richard Madeley

A woman visited a man after he invited her a few times. They got along well and became close. The man told her he loved her and asked her to marry him. She agreed, but they couldn't live together right away. She had to stay in the UK for family reasons, and he had to keep working in the States to prepare for retirement. The man thinks she saw him as a friend with benefits and agreed to marry him for security. He wants to end things but worries about losing her as a friend. The man is unsure about being involved with a married woman. He questions her intentions in wanting to continue their relationship. He wonders if he should prioritize his own happiness. The advice is to do what will truly make him happy in the long run.