Sunday, January 11, 2026

Past Is Tense

Dear Suze Q. I’m dating Alan, who’s widowed with no kids. He wants to date exclusively, then live together, assumedly in my house because he’s in a small apartment. The other night a guy stopped us, called him Bill and asked how he and his kids were. He answered the questions, then said a hurried goodbye. Alan said he didn’t know the guy, but pretended he did because he thought it was funny. I stopped asking questions when he got mad. 

Dear Peacemaker, Good that you didn't stop thinking about it. Time to do something. You trusted, now verify. This was a red flag, so put everything on hold until you are absolutely, positively sure he’s not a conman or worse. Pop the $ to pull his background check and see if his information fits with what you know, or is it #2 RED FLAG. Better to have loved and lost than to let your house become his home and you a victim of a romance scam. -SQ

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