Dear Abby: I see red flags with friend’s new, younger beau

Dear Abby: A friend lost her husband a couple of years ago. I didn’t think she was looking for love or companionship, but all of a sudden she has met a younger man, and I’m concerned. I have observed several red flags, but I’m not sure if I should say something.

She owns a home in a big city and another very nice one with a view of the lake in a resort town three hours away. This man has posted on his main Facebook page a picture of “his” new cabin. (I don’t have any details regarding who else was there.) I looked at the pictures and saw one of his daughter, who looks to be 13, along with pictures of a woman I assume to be his beautiful significant other posing with him and his daughter.

On my friend’s birthday, he showed up at her door with a huge bouquet, balloons and all. She called a mutual friend about the flowers and was all giddy. This makes me suspect he’s a predator who may start asking her for money. What, if anything, should I do?

— Friend Seeing Signs Dear Friend: If it were me, I’d ask my friend how SHE enjoyed the family party at her lake house — and whether she has seen what this new man in her life has posted about it on his FB. Then, I would tell her how seeing his claim that the place is “his” made you do a double-take. After that, I would simply listen.

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