A strange opportunity, advice required PLEASE

Posted by EmptyShell | Posted in | Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011

I replied to a job on craigslist yesterday. It wasn't the usual serving or office work gig. It's was a post from a woman looking for a new friend for the summer. She would pay for us to do whatever we wanted all summer, food, drinks, trip to Niagara, gym membership, whatever. The reason being that she did not want to be alone while her partner was at work for a reason unspecified in the ad.

I replied to the ad. It seemed like something that I would enjoy and I was curious to find out why she didn't want to be alone.

I got the reply last night. The woman in interested in meeting me, but the reason that she feels she shouldn't be left alone is that she has had issues with binging and purging.

I'm stuck on whether or not I should reply. I don't want us to become triggering to each other, and I don't want to be a bad influence on someone who is trying to recover. However, I'm not really fully anorexic and I've never purged, so I'm fairly confident that I can hide my disordered eating habits. It might be healthy for me to hang out with someone who is already on track to eating healthy and exercising. And I would love to have a gym membership and someone who was committed to going with me.

I don't know what to do, so I ask you ladies what you would do in my position? I have to give an answer soon, but any advice would be greatly appreciated...

Comments (2)

I think you should look into it. As long as you're not put in odd situations I think it would be awesome. To have your summer plans covered? Plus a change in scenery could be really good for you. Getting out of your place for a bit could be good.

You guys could help each other if both of you are focusing on eating healthy. I say go for it--it's always good to make new friends. <3

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