Dear Gabby,
What are your credentials to give people relationship advice? I have trust issues and I would like to know that the advice I am getting is top-notch. I don’t want bad advice, as I can get that from drunk Larry down by the corner store.
I recently met someone online, but they are very cagey about meeting in person. I would like to get to know them better, but I am concerned that they might just be trying to scam me.
Dear Trust Issues,
As an intern who has never dated but watched a lot of Hallmark and Lifetime, I believe my advice is invaluable to people. I am unburdened by what has been. I am not dragging my personal experiences into the advice I provide. This freedom from personal experience allows me to look at your relationship dispassionately.
I often use Grok for ideas or if I was out late the night before, to write the whole response. Grok was created by very smart people and its advice probably is not the worst.
Basically, my advice is a combination of my lack of experience and AI. Sometimes my advice might not be very good, but other times it might be spot on. Think of me as the magic eight-ball of relationship advice.
As far as the person you met online- go for it. Unless they ask for bank account info, gift cards, risque photos, or money. If they do that, it is most likely a scam.