I was my husband’s full time Carer, at home, for seven years. Last year, he died from COVID-19. In the early days of diagnosis, we became friends with another couple, the husband being the carer of the Alzheimer’s sufferer, his wife, who is in the advanced stages of the disease. I have continued to befriend and support the Carer. After years of platonic friendship he and I became ‘more than friends’, I was lonely and missing my husband, he seemed to need an affectionate relationship. The problem is that I’ve come to depend on this relationship (although heaven knows I’m old enough to have known better) and I believe that I love him. He says he loves me. We would not normally be the types disposed towards such a relationship but maybe some of you may understand how these can develop. However, the need for affection and loneliness have played large parts. He (understandably) gets very low in mood, sometimes, and though I try not to be affected, it seems inevitable that I am. I’m confused, depressed and wondering whether I should withdraw from the whole situation. Has anyone had or known of similar circumstances?