Dear Annie: I’m currently dating a woman who I met at a work seminar two years ago.

We are both in our mid-60s, have good jobs and are head over heels about each other.

Neither of us have kids — her because she can’t and me because my ex didn’t want them.

She’s met both of my brothers and their families several times, and I’ve gotten positive feedback from both brothers and their wives.

I’ve met her youngest sister at Christmas last year and hit it off with her and her husband.

I’ve been thinking about asking her to move in with me but I have one big concern. Every time we run into somebody we know in the town where we live, she stops holding my hand before I introduce her as my girlfriend.

After chatting with the person, we start walking toward our destination, and she quickly begins holding my hand again.

It makes me wonder how serious she thinks our relationship is.

Am I flawed in my thinking?

How do I go about approaching this subject with her without ending our relationship? — Confused on the East Coast

Dear Reader: It’s possible that this is a subconscious compulsion on her end, and bringing it to her attention will be all it takes to fix it.

It’s also possible that she is on the fence about a serious commitment.

Either way, you need to initiate a conversation to get to the bottom of it.

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