It turned out that Red had recently been on welfare, because he would not find a job and could not take care of his boys -that's why they were out of state for the summer.
Furthermore, we met the next day for coffee and he said he didn't have enough cash to get out of his exs apartment. I sincerely believed that he was going to ask me for cash. But I would not look him in the eye or even entertain the notion that I had heard him actually say that he didn't have money to move out.
Fast-forward to a few days later, and I got an instant message from a woman using Red's account. It said something to the effect of:
Hey all of you ladies! Red is still living with me - we DID NOT BREAK UP! Stay away from him because he's a liar and a cheater! He did it to me and he's doing it to you!
Hmm. Surprised? Not so much. I thought almost a week previous that he might be a con. Glad my intuition, spirit and happiness are in tact. I responded to her and we had an interesting chat. I stopped short of saying "girl power" and "stick it to him, sistah"... but the important part was that I supported her, soothed her, told her that I refused to date a loser still living with his alleged ex.... etc.
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