After 30 years of friendship, I’m planning a secret proposal
A reader planning a secret proposal seeks guidance on reassuring a longtime friend who’s faced surgery, mental-health struggles and family upheaval.
Dear Annie: My soon-to-be fiancée has had an incredibly hard year. She had ankle surgery and a difficult recovery. She worked hard to get her mental health back on track. She gave up drinking for me. She also went through serious family drama after being kicked out of her aunt’s house, and she had to sue to get out of the situation. She won.