First let me say I am sorry you are feeling this pain. Is it possible you have ever done something that may have been misinterpreted by your niece,and put her “off” you? Depending on her age it might be a misguided tznius issue (no niece should be dropping her uncle’s soup on the end of the table when she served it respectfully to everyone else), or she may simply be an ill-mannered brat. If I am off base on all counts, then you should take the post you wrote here and send it to her directly, where it will do the most good. She may actually be unaware of what she is doing (though I doubt that). It might be she is uncomfortable with an unmarried male adult, relative or not.
Menu