{"id":285689,"date":"2026-07-04T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/asking-eric-i-thought-i-was-making-a-new-friend-then-she-invaded-my-privacy-in-an-unforgivable-way\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T11:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T15:55:06","slug":"asking-eric-i-thought-i-was-making-a-new-friend-then-she-invaded-my-privacy-in-an-unforgivable-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/asking-eric-i-thought-i-was-making-a-new-friend-then-she-invaded-my-privacy-in-an-unforgivable-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking Eric: I thought I was making a new friend, then she invaded my privacy in an unforgivable way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Asking Eric: I thought I was making a new friend, then she invaded my privacy in an unforgivable way<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-07-04 08:30:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dear Eric: I met M on a tour of Greece, and we communicated afterward through phone calls and emails since M lived in Iowa and I live in NY.<\/p>\n

M made plans to visit me and although it wasn\u2019t the best time, I agreed to her staying with me. I have a small house without a guest room but would give her my room and I would sleep on the sleeper sofa. On the day of her arrival, I made a stupid mistake and fell hurting my back. I carried on although hurting.<\/p>\n

I had a list of best places to visit. This was her first day and I tried to make her trip as good as I could taking her to various places of interest and restaurants.<\/p>\n

We spent a day at the zoo and M threw out the small water bottle I had given her to use. I was disappointed since the bottle was reusable and fit nicely in a purse. The next day she said she was going to stay in a hotel near the airport so I could make my tax appointment the next morning without worrying about getting her to the airport.<\/p>\n

I took her and we left on a friendly note. We shared expenses such as entrance fees and meals. After M returned to her home, I received a package of small bottles, cleaned to make up for the one she threw away. Never received a thank you note.<\/p>\n

After M left, I found she had looked through my desk and other personal papers. I was shocked. I know it was strange she spent time in the room but thought she was tired or reading.<\/p>\n

My family has told me, \u201cI told you so.\u201d Now I don\u2019t trust myself to make good choices when meeting new people. What can you tell me? Was this a learning experience?<\/p>\n

\u2013 No Longer a Trusting Friend<\/p>\n

Dear Friend: Don\u2019t let this bad apple spoil the bunch. It sounds like you went out of your way to make the trip nice for M and M\u2019s response was fine, if a bit underwhelming. That would all be fixable. But the violation of privacy is a problem. You should take steps to ensure she hasn\u2019t compromised your identity or your credit in some way.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re worried about your judgment when meeting other new…<\/p>\n

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