My Ex-Girlfriend’s Parents Wanted Her to Leave Our Small Town and Make It Big. I Was the Enemy. Now They’ve Realized Their Mistake.

Dear Prudence I don’t know how to feel. Advice by Jenée Desmond-Harris Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Jenée Desmond-Harris? Aug 31, 20266:00 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Getty Images Plus. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence, My parents were best friends with “Matthew” and “Delilah.” They had a daughter, “Bea” (an only child), who was the same age. We grew up together. As we got into our late teenage years and early 20s, we seriously dat