Private livesLife and stylePost your advice below. The best responses will be published in G2 next ThursdayI am a 21-year-old student who should be enjoying life. I have just completed my degree, have a wonderful girlfriend, plenty of mates and a good job lined up. However, I am racked by guilt. I have recently started having sexual relations with my greatest childhood friend's mother. Not only am I hurting my best friend, but his dad, who has been a father-figure to me all my life, supported me through my troubled youth and paid off my student loan. I just don't know what to do because I am falling in love with her and no one will approve.
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