Dear Abby: He ignores my 5-second rule concerning other women. Is that a red flag?

DEAR ABBY: I’m a senior widow who has been dating an older man for a year now.

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He’s caring and thoughtful and has many good qualities, but one thing he does is creating difficulty for me. He constantly stares at other women.

I’ve talked with him about a “five-second rule,” but he doesn’t hear me. He told me he was raised by his mother and grandmother and that’s why he’s attracted to women in general. He says it doesn’t mean anything.

I have never been with a man who constantly looks at other women. He also prefers to have women friends rather than men friends. I don’t want to be jealous, but sometimes it’s hard keeping those feelings down.

I’m trying to decide whether I should end this relationship or stay in it and try to overcome my feelings of jealousy.

— RED FLAG