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Originally Posted by WishfulThinker66
As soon as you said Russian, that broke it for me. Yes, I realise I am painting one culture with a single brush but I am not kidding when I say, "Stay away." This is sooooooooo common. Of course she says what you want to hear. I can't say enough how wary you should be. You are much better off in the real life world. Don't get hooked, lined, and sinkered here. It won't be long before she is asking for money. This scam is all toooooooooo common. I am not kidding. Please, as difficult as it may be, concentrate on the real world.
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—-I have had a mostly online mentoring andsometimes flirty friendship w a man who is a contractor in Iraq. He was home and came to my town deciding whether to change jobs because his is very dangerous. I was looking for a roommate but decided against having him here because I live w my ex. My t insisted over and over that he would ask me for money and be a fake. This caused me to be paranoid and doubt everything he said even after I met him. He is brilliant and sweet and geeky. He does seem to have serious problems w getting close, but of course women don’t want him to go back overseas partly because it’s very dangerous tho 3x the money. Says he wants to do one more year. He leaves Monday. Well, thanks for letting me vent. So painful seeing him going back. But my point is that your friend is not necessarily any kind of scammer. Do work on yr real life opportunities to make friends. I know, it’s hard, but we must try. If u have more than one friend it gives u confidence and takes the pressure of the one relationship so u don’t obsess over it. Hugs!