Dear Baffled Daughter: This is a tough one because you are grateful that your mother is happy, but you know that her “love” for this man will not end well. Talk to the people in charge of the rehab facility, explain the situation, and your mother’s new Romeo will be sent packing. Hopefully, this will be the wake-up call she needs.

While my mother was in rehab, she started a romantic relationship with one of her nurses, who is 42 years old and married.

Her relationship with my father was unsatisfying, and they separated years before his untimely death 18 years ago. Since then, she has neither dated nor maintained any close friendships. My brother lives nearby and sees her a few times a month with his toddler son.