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Old 05-31-2014, 06:48 PM
 
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How do I convince my female friend that meeting guys online who live 2000 miles away after only talking for a month is a bad idea?

She meets these guys on OKCupid and the like, is excited that they want something long term, flies to their city (or they come to her) for a weekend, have sex, and then she hardly sees them again.
Then she cries to me that she is lonely and wants a relationship with someone.

It just seems unhealthy and dangerous to me, but I can't really say why. I can't quite articulate why it's any different to meeting a guy in her same city.

Any help? Maybe I'm overreacting.
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Old 05-31-2014, 06:52 PM
 
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You can't. She'll have to decide for herself.
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Old 05-31-2014, 07:03 PM
 
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I'm starting to think you're right. It just seems very weird to me.
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Old 05-31-2014, 07:08 PM
 
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People don't always have other options in their location.

Maybe single availability, age, interests etc play a huge part in it.

It's like trying to find a sexy woman in a herd of Amos.
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Old 05-31-2014, 07:08 PM
 
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Whether it is weird to you or not it is her decision and you cannot change anything for her, she has to do it herself.
If you want to lessen the amount of time you have to listen to her complaining about the scenario over and over; when she starts complaining about the last guy who did that to her tell her you don't want to hear it. If she continues change the subject, if she continues again hang up or leave.
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Old 05-31-2014, 07:09 PM
 
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Whether it is weird to you or not it is her decision and you cannot change anything for her, she has to do it herself.
If you want to lessen the amount of time you have to listen to her complaining about the scenario over and over; when she starts complaining about the last guy who did that to her tell her you don't want to hear it. If she continues change the subject, if she continues again hang up or leave.
This is very helpful, thanks!
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Old 05-31-2014, 07:11 PM
 
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People don't always have other options in their location.

Maybe single availability, age, interests etc play a huge part in it.

It's like trying to find a sexy woman in a heard of Amos.
We live in a big city. She has options.
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Old 05-31-2014, 07:49 PM
 
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How do I convince my female friend that meeting guys online who live 2000 miles away after only talking for a month is a bad idea?

She meets these guys on OKCupid and the like, is excited that they want something long term, flies to their city (or they come to her) for a weekend, have sex, and then she hardly sees them again.
Then she cries to me that she is lonely and wants a relationship with someone.

It just seems unhealthy and dangerous to me, but I can't really say why. I can't quite articulate why it's any different to meeting a guy in her same city.

Any help? Maybe I'm overreacting.
Stop being her tissue.

She's a big girl and will have to figure this out on her own.
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Old 05-31-2014, 08:41 PM
 
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Stop being her tissue.

She's a big girl and will have to figure this out on her own.


She needs to find another shoulder to cry on.

She will have to put on her big girl pants and deal with her problems on her own.
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Old 05-31-2014, 08:52 PM
 
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She has sex with virtual strangers who live 2000 miles away and fly in for a quickie?


That is weird.
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