Each relationship can only support so much tension
@Faith-and-Hope that is a really good point.
Bottom line I believe is protect your family sanctuary ... @Shelly74 you have already been very hospitable ..
I knew a beautiful man from Kerala ... well beautiful and childlike and innocent and with a similar flower thing going ... when he wasnt drinking ... I believe context is HUGE .. and sometimes takes longer to explain.
reality checks are a part of adulthood ... MI or not.