Dear Queenie,
I’ve been dating a very nice man for a couple of years and he even asked me to marry him.
My problem is that he’s been married twice before and I know he cheated on both of his ex-wives.
He swears things are different with me and he would never do that to me, but I can’t help wondering.
Queenie, do you think I can trust him to be faithful?—Doubting Thomasina
Dear Thomasina,
I doubt it. A cheater will say anything to get you to trust him, and he may even mean it when he says it, but when opportunity knocks his old habits are likely to kick in. Date this man if you wish, but do not marry him unless you are prepared to be disappointed.