Dear Queenie,
My brother has done some pretty bad things in the past. He never got caught by the police, but he came pretty close a couple of times and there were some things that never got reported but should have.
Now he’s going with a very nice girl and they are talking about getting engaged.
Queenie, should we warn his girlfriend’s family about him?—Worried brother
Dear Brother,
I think you should forget about the girlfriend’s family and tell the girlfriend directly whatever you have to say. Going behind her back to her family would seem – would be! – a rather sneaky way of handling the matter.
Either way your brother would not be pleased, and the sorry fact is that your interference may only bring the two of them closer together.