.....and ever and ever and ever

[Dawn70]

Happy New Year, Ginger! I took a bit of a break from the boards during me week off so I'm catching up. I don't know that I can really add anything to all the great advice you already got. I will say, though, that your online guy's story about the women wanting hookups and sending him nudes didn't throw up red flags for me like it did for some of the others. I have 2 very close male friends who are delving into online dating and both have told me stories and even shown me some of the totally appalling, forward messages they have received. I do think, for the most part, the women they are receiving messages from are trying to catfish them, but interestingly, one of them showed me a message from a woman wanting a hookup and including some very sexy photos and I actually KNEW the woman, so I know she's not fake. Scary! I think men and women, in general, can be bolder online because there is that guise of anonymity so it is easier to say things and act in a manner that might be different from their normal persona. All that said, I think you have your eyes open and I think that you have been given some great advice by those that weighed in in a more timely manner, so I think you will be fine on this one, however it goes.

Here's to a wonderful 2018 for you and your daughter, G. You deserve it! Oh and I'm waiting for doodler to show up in his red dress with white feather boa, because this I have GOT to see!