Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who is wondering if it is time to give up plans of creating a future with the father of her son.

(He) treats me like a friend and wants to hug or kiss me at times. I feel that because we don’t currently want the same relationship, I should move on.

My son’s father, “Tony,” and I dated for two years before our son was born. We split up seven years ago, and it’s been on and off most of the time since then. This past year we have been growing closer again,