concerned for a friend personal safety & $ **update pg 17**

[pbjmaker]

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My Hubby played UO, beta tested EQ and WoW. Sold his UO account for like $1000 years ago.

He used to be the ultimate gamer, quit for the last several years, tried various other games lately then started playing LotR on-line last week and bought a year subscription. I would much rather have him playing on-line games than going to the bars, etc.

Besides now that he is hogging the computer again he went and bought me a new laptop last night

 

[Criskin]

I used to play EQ and still play WoW when I have time. I'm 30. I have made a few friends from both. I've never met any of them in person but we're all FB friends so we keep up even though they've moved on to other games. Most of them represented themselves as 30-40 something, average looking men/women with dorky hobbies like me. I just figured (like thechickenchick) that if they were going to lie they'd be a bit more creative!

I have to admit I'm obsessively following this thread. I hope it all turns out for the best for Dar's friend. I hope we get a conclusion to the story before November, though! It all sounds like a sitcom plot except unfortunately in this case, real people could get hurt!

 

[dianaross77]

To the OP, have you or your friend seen the movie Catfish? It's a really interesting documentary about a similar situation.

To the WOW people, you guys need to watch The Guild. It's an internet series about a fictional game.

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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Me too! And Hungry Shark but you didn't hear that from me....

 

[Dar]

ok i am only 36.... wth is wow? eq? uo?... huh.... i feel old

 

[Buugette]

I play WOW with my son (who is 15)... but am kinda interested in checking out Rift...

As for this doctor dude... your friend is most likely walking into, at the VERY least, heart break, and at the most, well, a life threatening situation. You can only do what you can do, in the end she is an adult and will do what ever she wants to. You are a good friend to stand by her, but you will never convince her he is a scam when she has already made up her mind about him. I can only hope for the best for her and pray she doesn't turn up in some news cast about a missing woman.

I hope she sees the light before it is too late.

D

 

[Dar]

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no i havent..... off to go search for them

 

[angie3881]

Your friend will only believe what she wants to...

I found out once that a dear friends husband was cheating on her with an even closer friend of mine. After I found out, I struggled and lost sleep for days, drank a bottle of wine and told my friend I was going to tell my other friend that she was sleeping with her husband. I told my friend what was going on. Everyone in our circle of friends was mad at me for a while. I kept thinking... why are they mad at ME? Everything is fine now and even though I am sure the husband is still cheating, it is with no one close to ME.

Friends don't always want to hear the truth and have to learn on their own, however, you can always hope that when she finds out the truth- she will be thankful to you for caring. But, be prepared for her to be embarrassed and bitter towards you for being right while her heart is broken.

 

[welsummerchicks]

There are two possibilities that happen from telling the truth.

The most likely?

THe person you told, ,never wants to have anything to do with you again - ever.

 

[Criskin]

For some people, it's easier to shoot the messenger than contend with the problem.