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Psychic email readings

42 replies

Leftsideright · 17/09/2020 20:39

I know they are probably just mainly false. But occasionally I've had some really good ones. Like a lady described my grandma's living room etc and was so accurate right down to the last detail.

So anyway. My relationship seems to be naturally ending. Nothings been said massively. We've not had sex for a year. We just care for the kids and live here. I have sort of said I feel like we are just friends. We have half said we need to try harder. But I dont know. Nothings Changing. He falls asleep on the sofa every night and we've completly turned into friends that don't go near eachother.

One of my friends has told me someone thinks I'm really nice. He doesn't particularly know me. We just chat in the street if we see eachother. But lately he's been making lots of eye contact and smiling at me when we chat. I'll be honest it's got me curious. But I'm not meaning sex and betrayel. I literally feel like I will be starting again one day as my relationship is just not there now and is it a crime to be interested in getting to know someone who might want to be close to me eventually and have a future with me?

Anyway I stupidly searched for a email psychic with high ratings. Found a women who says nothing shocks her. Said she will answer the question and not fill in her answer with loads of words. So I paid for one question. I said will this man ever contact me. I was truthful and explained my relationship seems to be over. We have become friends. Her reply was really harsh.

She told me to stop clutching at straws with this man. Then she said would he think you was so nice if he knew you'd cheat on your partner. Then she said it would mean id probably cheat on him too. She asked me if my friend would cheat on her partner. Then said she can't advise me to have some afternoon delights with this man and I need to sort my current realtionship first.

Little bit shocked at the nasty judgemental reply from a so called spiritual person. Also to take my money and not even answer the question I asked (in the future will this man ever contact me)

I've replied and told her I had no intentions on cheating or having an afternoon shag behind oh back. I told her I'm just trying to make sense of my future. I told her I feel judged.
Awaiting reply.

But feeling abit dumb. I doubt she's done anything other than read and judge and send her opinion.

Are these things fake? Have I been a total idiot to waste money. Was hoping for guidance not nastiness.

OP posts:
CoRhona · 17/09/2020 20:42

I know they are probably just mainly false.

YABU for including the word 'mainly'.

They are utter bollocks.

Oysterbabe · 17/09/2020 20:43

I would say that approximately 100% of them are completely made up bullshit.

Leftsideright · 17/09/2020 20:49

How do they get good reviews?

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ilikebooksandplants · 17/09/2020 20:54

OP they get good reviews because they tell people what they want to hear.

Most people are quite boring. I could probably give you a ‘psychic reading’ as soon as look at you, given that I’ve a vivid imagination and I am quite good at reading people. Some of it would be spot on (based on the skill of reading people), but the vast majority of it would be bollocks. But if you were open to believing, you’d forget about the vast majority that was bollocks, and you’d cling to the bits I’d said that were spot on.

Leftsideright · 17/09/2020 20:57

I just can't believe she ignored my question, took my money and told me to sort my life out. So judgemental and unprofessional. Hoping for a refund and hoping she can't put a curse on me for being unhappy! Lol.

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Vigoro · 17/09/2020 21:01

A fool and their money...

Merryoldgoat · 17/09/2020 21:04

Have I been a total idiot to waste money.

Yes.

DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult · 17/09/2020 21:04

They are totally fake.

Admins run them, I used to be one.

Don't ever pay for psychic emails or calls they are mostly skint single parents trying to earn cash from home, who pretty much give advice, much as you get in MN but just worded a bit more spiritually.

BoingBoingyBoing · 17/09/2020 21:11

"Are these things fake? "

Yes. Always.

Leftsideright · 17/09/2020 22:02

This women supposedly works alone and its 60 with years of experience. Lives by the sea.

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YellowNotRed · 17/09/2020 22:05

@Leftsideright

This women supposedly works alone and its 60 with years of experience. Lives by the sea.
Sure she does.

Your reply was probably from some bloke sat in front of his PC, not the sea. They're scams.

YellowNotRed · 17/09/2020 22:07

Also, you should probably end your relationship of you're already flirting with someone else in the street.

Vigoro · 17/09/2020 22:08

I've lived by the sea in various places; what's your point?

DifficultPifcultLemonDifficult · 17/09/2020 22:10

This women supposedly works alone and its 60 with years of experience. Lives by the sea.

This woman will have about 20 different personas. She will be self employed, working for a larger company who pass the emails, texts and calls through to her. She will get paid around 15-15p per minute for each call, 20p for each text and around 50p per email. She will get through them fast to earn more, and leave your question to entice you to talk more.

Inextremis · 17/09/2020 22:13

Hang on a sec, I work alone and live by the sea - am also over 60 - am I missing a trick here - could I make money by virtue of the aforementioned?

Shaniac · 17/09/2020 22:14

Op, you know them sex line workers, you know the ones, students and middle aged ladies who text and sex chat on the phone pretending to be in lingerie when really they are in their dressing gown ironing their kids school uniform? Well she is the psychic version of them.

AranciaRosso · 17/09/2020 22:16

How much did you pay her OP? Because if it was a decent amount I'm setting up shop tomorrow. Seems easy enough.

Vigoro · 17/09/2020 22:17

Also, there's no such thing as a genuine psychic. At best there are some talented (of morally questionable) cold readers.

JorisBonson · 17/09/2020 22:17

@Leftsideright

This women supposedly works alone and its 60 with years of experience. Lives by the sea.
That's just what I look for in a psychic. None of this inland nonsense.

🙄

BonosSigh · 17/09/2020 22:22

She acted "unprofessional"? Um, you know psychic readings aren't a profession, right?

1Morewineplease · 17/09/2020 22:22

I'm not sure why living by the sea is of any consequence.
She's a fraudster, a fake, a liar, a guesser, a misery maker , a chancer, a rogue and would probably have been burned at the stake four hundred years ago.

BigBadVoodooHat · 17/09/2020 22:24

I know they are probably just mainly false

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!! Grin

Seriously, though, is this a wind up? You can’t understand how charlatans might have good reviews online, are disappointed that she’s seemingly ‘unprofessional‘, and were fooled into thinking she’s just a lovely older lady who lives by the sea?

Nobody is this naive, surely?! Confused

YellowNotRed · 17/09/2020 22:25

@Leftsideright

How do they get good reviews?
Confirmation bias.

Or, you know, they're fake too.

Inextremis · 17/09/2020 22:27

On a more serious note - what did you want from this 'reading' OP? It sounds to me as though you just want some sensible advice - you don't need all the 'psychic' trappings - just someone to talk to. No one can tell you what the future holds, no one knows what's going to happen. Don't give these charlatans your money - you'd be better off with an accredited counsellor - or maybe just a good friend.

Shaniac · 17/09/2020 22:28

Nobody is this naive, surely?! confused

Obviously many people are hence why there is such a high ammount of psychics about and an even higher amount of customers to them.