Dear Queenie,
A friend of mine is engaged to marry a man who is known to have cheated on his previous wife – that’s why she divorced him and his own children won’t talk to him.
Some people have already warned my friend about him but she still plans to marry him. She says she can take care of herself if things don’t go right, but even so she could get her heart broken.
Queenie, how can I convince her that she is making a big mistake?—Worried friend
Dear Friend,
Perhaps your friend has convinced herself that this man will behave differently with her, but as the saying goes, “a leopard cannot change his spots”.
I doubt you can persuade your friend to change her mind, so all you can do is try to wish her well, and to be there for her if (when) things go wrong.
