this, this, and this. And the fact that Madison responded to it...
Like, there are women in their 20s who are genuinely attracted to men in their 50s, and maybe Madison is one of those women. It happens! Probably often!
But it seems pretty clear that Isabella thinks her former close friend is a gold digger and her dad is a chump. She might be right or wrong, but given that the dad's version of this -- which is as complimentary to dad and Madison as it can possibly be -- looks completely inappropriate on Madison's part and gross on the LW's, I think it's legit for Isabella to draw any damn lines she wants.
Also, Elizabeth's advice is objectively bad, ethics aside. "Isabella needs to accept" and "Madison needs to understand" -- Elizabeth, neither of these women wrote to you! LW can control one person, and that is LW. Isabella made an ultimatum. LW can try to address the fears (rational or otherwise) behind the ultimatum with his daughter, or he can give in to them, or he can talk to an estate lawyer about a third option. He cannot change Isabella's feelings or Madison's.
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this, this, and this. And the fact that Madison responded to it...
Like, there are women in their 20s who are genuinely attracted to men in their 50s, and maybe Madison is one of those women. It happens! Probably often!
But it seems pretty clear that Isabella thinks her former close friend is a gold digger and her dad is a chump. She might be right or wrong, but given that the dad's version of this -- which is as complimentary to dad and Madison as it can possibly be -- looks completely inappropriate on Madison's part and gross on the LW's, I think it's legit for Isabella to draw any damn lines she wants.
Also, Elizabeth's advice is objectively bad, ethics aside. "Isabella needs to accept" and "Madison needs to understand" -- Elizabeth, neither of these women wrote to you! LW can control one person, and that is LW. Isabella made an ultimatum. LW can try to address the fears (rational or otherwise) behind the ultimatum with his daughter, or he can give in to them, or he can talk to an estate lawyer about a third option. He cannot change Isabella's feelings or Madison's.