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So I’d been poking around on RA for a few months last fall — even went on a few casual sugar dates — when suddenly I found myself conversing with a very sweet and convincingly harmless man who took quite a liking to me.
Before I knew it: token gifts became paying my rent, which became paying my tuition, which became paying off my credit cards, which became maxing out my Roth IRA, which became giving me access to a hefty spending account in his name. Jesus. ?
So now, almost overnight, my life is VERY different than it was before, and still my patron seems largely content with us just texting back-and-forth throughout the day about whatever’s going on in our lives. I send him cute selfies, but never once has he even pushed things into sexual spaces.
As you can imagine, this all just seems incredibly surreal and too good to be true. And I’ve been incredibly cautious (wary) from the outset! I have repeatedly asked him for affirmation that I’m not draining him financially or confused about his intentions.
He really does seem to be someone who genuinely just enjoys the idea of being a transformational figure in my life — and there is no question that he has proven himself to be exactly that.
Still, I know that my tax liability is going to be tricky to navigate next year as a result of all this, and I kinda doubt that TurboTax will have much clarity for how to handle. So naturally, I’d love to hear from someone with advice about how to manage finances of this kind.
But also I can’t help but wonder whether there is any legal exposure I’m walking into blindly here. He doesn’t live in the U.S., and his income stream involves at least one overseas venture that seems plausably legitimate from what I understand.
Long story short, I get the sense that I’m somewhat out of my depth here — just given the sheer amount of money he has given me, and my lack of clarity (i.e. hard confirmation) about certain facts of his life.
That said, he HAS given me plenty of personal information to make me feel safe/trusting/comfortable: a passport photo, genuine bank account info, home address and phone number, and other assorted details that give him solid credibility.
I really could use some advice here ?
First, just for my conscience I’ve got to know 100% that he isn’t sacrificing anything big to provide for me at this level. Is there an international background-check service that you’d recommend for something like this?
Also, I’d hugely appreciate any input from a tax professional or an attorney with thoughts on how to navigate those sticky liability questions.
Thanks so SO much, and of course I’d be happy to provide further details in a message conversation.