Dear Abby: After years of crushing, younger guy wonders if it's time to risk it all - tell older woman he loves her

Dear Abby: I’m in love with an older woman. I’m 41, and she is about 35 years older. I have known her since I was a kid.

She’s the reason I always dated older women. I want to tell her how I feel, but I’m scared she’ll be shocked, and I wouldn’t want anyone else to find out my feelings, like her kids.