Guy Down on His Luck, Needs Your Advice.

You all know him: he's the nice guy with a heart of gold, or so it appears. He started off as the friendly dude who seemed somewhat inarticulate but was "nice enough." He might have even had a girlfriend or a partner and that was a relief because he certainly would not be "interested" in you. If he was single, maybe after a feeble attempt at somehow "dating" or otherwise being a couple you have settled into being this guy's confidant. He would die for that girlfriend or partner but they never seem to get along and "you understand him so much better." The homage of you in his picks is even more detailed than the one he has for the love of his grid life. What began as a few problems with the girlfriend or other aspects of grid life have seemingly mushroomed and you feel so sorry for him because you are the one with the good heart who will always help a friend when he's down.

He's been there for you after all, he's the one that told you about that sweet deal for the land near his and showered you with gifts when the other guy(s) in your life kind of felt short. He always wants to see you in pixel person when you guys discuss his problems and that just strikes you as so sweet. The only thing is that these requests have become more frequent and the advice sessions more lengthy cutting into the limted grid time you have to see others and to enjoy things like live music. Would it ever occur to you that your sweet, down on his luck friend, is more than just a sad sack? Well it should, because he's probably your stalker.

The New Oxford American Dictionary (standard on most new Macs) defines a stalker as "a person who stealthily huts or pursues an animal or another person" or "a person who harasses or persecutes someone with unwanted and obsessive attention."  Unless you are engaged in a predator/prey role play I suspect your sad sack is the latter.    This guy will always have some sort of problem that he needs to pull you away for because your insight is so valuable.  It may be valuable but usually what the stalker is after is monopolizing your time and making you feel an emotional attachment  with him out of sympathy: "Poor Roderixus always has all the bad luck with women!"  He will go to all lengths to pull you away from others that he may perceive as a threat to your "special relationship," he'll be quick to find fault in that other person and oftentimes will create drama where none actually existed and become a very destructive force in your SL.  Beware the sad sack stalker, he may be on a friends list near you!