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November 8, 2008, 10:30 am PST
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Quote From: j_quantzI appreciate your input, and ritehere's also. I do plan on doing a background check on him, ASAP. I feel like contacting Dog the Bounty Hunter and asking for his help! Dog's offices are very near to the bf's apt.- my daughter told me this after she returned from seeing the bf in August. Or at least, maybe Beth, his wife. She's a tough one too! IDK, maybe if I did contact Dog and Beth they might be able to give me the name of someone out there that could help me. I'll go to the A&E website and look up a way to contact them. I have access to the bf's myspace page, but his ex's is set to private. I know the little boy's first name from pictures the bf has posted. When my daughter was still living with me (she moved into an apt with friends in September,) I was able to talk to the bf thru her cell phone, although I don't have his cell number myself. I don't know the name of the sub he's on, but I do know that it is currently in port at Pearl Harbor. Nor do I know his last name, as I said. My daughter is flying out the day after Thanksgiving on United. That's all I know about that. All I know about his family is that they're from Ohio, I don't know the name of the town. All I know about the ex is that she is in CT, again, no knowledge of what city or town, or her name. I have not received a reply from the email I sent my ex, nor do I expect to. I am sure he is ecstatic that my daughter is leaving- if it hurts me, he's all for it. My son is very concerned and wants to talk to this guy himself. I have sent him the bf's myspace page info and he is going to message him. Here's what I do believe and think. I believe that this guy really is in the Navy, and has been since 1997 (that means he joined right out of high school.) I think he really is on a sub, and really thinks that he is in love with my daughter. I think he is emotionally immature, and certainly not as mature as I think a 29 yr old should be, although he is very intelligent, due to his job on the sub (computer technology.) I think he is lonely, as is my daughter, I think he is on the rebound from a painful marriage and divorce, and loss of his child, and needs and wants "love", as does my daughter. He seems to be a fun-loving, goofy "nerdy" guy who got married too young and to the wrong person. The fact that he let his ex take his son so far away and allowed him to go, not just with her, but to the man she cheated on him with, so easily, tells me he is passive and a "people pleaser." My daughter is desperate to get out of Michigan, and has found her way out. I won't yet say that she is using him for that purpose, and I believe that she doesn't think she is, but even if the romance goes south I don't believe she will return here. She may not remain in Hawaii, but if she does leave she will probably end up back in California. She still in in contact with many friends from there, and will probably talk one of them into letting her move in with them. Her dad is in California, and, although she has said that she would never live with her dad again due to his gf and gf's daughter living with him, she may if she has no other option. My gut tells me that my daughter is in no real danger, but I will certainly follow-up on learning more about this guy. Thank you all for your concern and help. Please use the board to give me any other help or advice. jjj Gut reactions are valuable, but an experienced con artist plays upon them.
Claiming to be in the Navy, serving on a sub no less, would be an excellent way to explain absenses from the internet. I know I sound very suspicious, and chances are he is truthful, but I know that you will sleep easier if you know more about him.
And your daughter will one day thank you for being suspicious and caring, even if nothing comes of this and he is truthful.
It is just too easy to portray whatever you want on the internet these days. It wouldn't be hard to put up an act for a few hours, or even a couple of days, when meeting someone face to face in order to allay fears.
Hawaii is a long way from you though, once she's gone, she's on her own.
I can't believe your ex is such a selfish jerk! This is his daughter! He ought to know, better than you, what men are capable of!
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