Grown Son's Return Is a Wet Blanket on Couple's 'Fun'
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Grown Son's Return Is a Wet Blanket on Couple's 'Fun'

Dear Abby | March 18th, 2026 | Letter 1 of 2

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our early 60s. For the last five years, we have been having some great fun. We dress up, role-play and invite friends to join us from time to time. It has been wonderful and has kept us young. Then one of our adult children had to move back home. He never goes out. His girlfriend comes and stays the weekends. Needless to say, he has put a damper on our fun. We are down in the dumps come Monday when we go back to work, so we play when we can. We have gone to hotels, but it's not the same freedom. My husband says our son is an adult and we should do what we would do if he wasn't home. He can either accept it or move out. Abby, what are your thoughts? -- EMPTY NESTERS NO MORE.

DEAR EMPTY NESTERS NO MORE: It is your home, and you should be free to do whatever you wish in it. You definitely need to have a conversation with your son and make plain that there are times when you and your husband need privacy. If he asks why, tell him the truth. Then suggest that on some weekends, he and his girlfriend stay at her place.