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Cara Bradley's avatar

Wow. How incredibly frightening. Glad you trusted your instincts Emily!

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Emily Burnett's avatar

Thanks so much Cara! Me too. It's incredibly sad how he ended things for himself and someone he loved, but I didn't mean this post to be all morbid. It's just been one of those head-scratching "woah" full-circle experiences of life

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Rick McClelland's avatar

Gotta trust those instincts for sure. I had someone I went out with a few times last year, couldn't get rid of the nagging feeling so I called it off and she definitely got a bit stalker-y with a few of the things that happened afterward. Nowhere near the level of yours and hopefully it stays that way!

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Emily Burnett's avatar

It's SO good you listened to that nagging feeling early! And totally, hope it stays that way. I hate to imagine how much worse things almost certainly would've gotten if you'd ignored those feelings and just let things progress for a while.

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Alan Forde's avatar

Stalker stories - We need to get Emily to create a post of the Bunny Boilers ...once rejected, what do they really think they will accomplish? No way would I let that woman back into my life! Hope yours stays blocked and far away.

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Cathy Joseph's avatar

Gut feelings need to be acknowledged, and I'm so happy to know you followed yours. Thank you for sharing your experience!

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Emily Burnett's avatar

1000% agree with you, Cathy! It can be a lot harder for me to follow those gut feelings when it comes down to "nice guy, but not my guy", but thankfully, I am generally quick to acknowledge the ones about safety.

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