Family is harder to skip out on than friends... in the long run they'll always be there and dealing with them now with your detached/friendly demeanor might be perfect. Can you go just for a short time to be fun and friendly and then escape if you need to?
Me (46) H (42) M:14 T:18, D9 & D11 4/19 - 12/19: series of escalating BDs 9/20 - present: R and piecing
