Man refuses to give girlfriend his Social Security number for a 'background check,' narrowly avoids manipulative scam by breaking up

Welcome, gossiping goddesses. You can never be too careful when it comes to dating these days. Now that most couples are meeting each other online, it's easy for people to embellish or outright lie about themselves in order to attract partners. Fake profiles used to catfish or lure strangers into a relationship are all too common. It's easier now more than ever to fake a profile with hundreds of followers, realistic pictures, and likes from bot accounts — you just have to invest a little bit of money.

In our story today, a woman wants to make sure that her new boyfriend isn't some creep in disguise. She demands a background check, which is reasonable if not a bit overly-cautious. However, she demands that he give her his Social Security number and pulls out all the manipulation tactics in the book when he attempts to compromise by agreeing to pay for a private background check instead of giving out sensitive information. Get all the details by scrolling down.

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Umm, is this what people usually mean when they ask for your digits?
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I mean no one wants to unknowingly get into a relationship with someone with a sketchy background, but you can just Google their name or something.
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That's a really reasonable solution.
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So, here it became clear that it wasn't really about the background check.
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She pulled out all the manipulation tactics for this scam.
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He did everything to do to assuage her worries, but she still stood her ground unreasonably.
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The "friend" is probably her other fake identity.
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He should up his home security too if she knows where he lives. She seems unstable and persistent.
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It's her way or the highway (thankfully for our protagonist, he's happily driving away at full speed).