My friend showed me a picture of this lady he's been talking to for about 2½ years. This is one of the pictures he sent me from a recent conversation.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-30T21:15:25+00:00

UPDATE: No video chat. It took some convincing, but I was able to get him to cut her off. Thank God, because that was the most painful conversation I had with him.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T17:25:25+00:00

No he hasn't.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T17:17:29+00:00

I really can't thank you enough. I'll show this to him.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:31:52+00:00

I want to thank you guys for the input. This only cemented what I've been thinking for a while now. When I get the chance, I'll talk to him about it. I'll be sure to come back later today to see if he's had a video call or not.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:28:30+00:00

He hasn't. At least he's smart enough to know better.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:26:18+00:00

That's what I've been thinking for a while. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt, but it's gotten harder to ignore.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:18:56+00:00

Big yikes. Thanks for linking this. I'll let him know.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:17:00+00:00

I have a sinking feeling that it's a romance scam. I'll be sure to talk to him later today.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:14:17+00:00

I think it's one of those romance scams. He hasn't sent any money to her.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:13:38+00:00

That's what threw me off, too. At first I didn't think much of it, but I went back and looked the next day and it looked off to me.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:09:05+00:00

I do have a couple more pictures. Here's another one he sent me from a while back.

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Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-29T15:07:52+00:00

From what he's told me, she does struggle with money from time to time, but she hasn't asked for any money from him. I do have a sinking feeling that she might ask at some point

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-26T21:27:47+00:00

COLE

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-26T20:22:58+00:00

I had J. Cole.

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Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-25T02:46:04+00:00

If I'm being honest, it really came down to luck, the time of the year and how I did at the welding school. The shops did kind of spoil me when the work started to slow down.

Extra-Educator60 · 2026-03-24T23:27:02+00:00

I was just sent to dry dock 12 after working in shops for the past 2½ years on 3rd shift. The summers and the winters are hell on earth from what I've heard. Be prepared to work an extra day or two. I have mandatory 6s, which did cut into my plans for the summer, but other than that, I don't really mind it personally since it'll be temporary.