Dear Ann Landers,
'm a woman past fifty who has given the better part of her life to her job and her company. I was never married, and in a moment you will know why. I am the private secretary to the president of the firm. He is an attrac-tive, well-to-do bachelor sixty-eight years of age. I've been in love with him for twenty-two years, but he is unaware of my feelings. Our relationship has been a close one professionally, and he treats me with the greatest respect. I am well paid and I love my work, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep my love for this man disguised. I should have made my feel-ings known years ago, but there is no point in trying to relive the past. Would I be making a fool of myself if I told him now? Yes, I am prepared to leave if he thinks it best.-Old Faithful

Dear Old Faithful,
If the man felt about you as you feel about him, he would have let you know it. Now you at least have your self-respect. Don't unravel a tale of twenty-two years of unrequited love at this late date. It would sound bizarre and make the man uncomfortable in your presence.