Prince Charming or Prince Cunning? How tell if your Significant Other is a Con Man

If he seems too good to be true you can almost bet he's not true. Chances are the wonderful, loving, attentive Romeo who has just strolled into your life is not a Romeo at all. There is a very strong chance that you have just attracted a seasoned con man. Here are a few questions to ask yourself and, if you are wise, him, to determine whether or not the intentions of the charming new gentleman in your life are on the up and up.

Start with yourself. Ask yourself the following questions. Where did he come from? How did you meet him? Do you know anyone in common? If he is saying extremely complimentary things about you, if you are honest with yourself, are they true? For example, if you are fifty-five, do you look twenty-five, do you look like Beyonce or Selma Hayek, or do you honestly feel like yours is a face that could launch a thousand ships like the Greek myth? How quickly did he start complimenting you? How soon did he start implying this could be love?

Who is he? Has he told you about a phenomenal background that seems as though it could only have occurred in a movie? Has he lived all over the world or all over the country? Does he imply that the type of work he does he's not really at liberty to discuss? Is this a difficult time for him, a time perhaps of change in which he is between jobs or needs to back off from the dangerous or stressful life he has been living. Has he told you that what he really wants in life is to find a good woman, to settle down, and live happily ever after?