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Advice needed on sensitive matter. Can you help without judging?

My cousin is married. Her husband is disabled and she is his carer. They do not have a husband -wife relationship because of his disability. About a year ago she took on a lodger to help financially. He, the lodger is much younger than her ( he is 18 and she is 40) but he has been flirting with her for some time now. At the beginning she just put it down to a bit of innocent fun but now she is enjoying the attention and her feelings are changing.
I know they are both adults. She misses the attention he gives him. She knows it is never going to become anything serious or even anything at all. But I am afraid she will end up heart broken. He is a lovely chap , mature at times for his age however we know he recently went out on a “date” and when my cousin teases him about it he says he does not have a girlfriend.
I am afraid he may be playing games with her? Could it be that it is true he does not have a girlfriend and he likes my cousin?
my cousin says things happen for a reason and she wants to enjoy the attention for as long as it lasts but I know she felt jealous when he went on the date.
Any views on this one? I have talked to her many times but because I am very close to her she does not seem to listen to me. Perhaps I am being over protective?

Advice needed on sensitive matter. Can you help without judging?
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