Dear Elle,

There’s this girl I really like, like I haven’t been attracted to in this way in looooong time. But she doesn’t seem to reciprocate. So my question is, is there anything in particular I should… I don’t know… change?

She’s an actress, really really open and confident, assertive, Irish… likes climbing trees. We went on a date on Thursday, smooched, then the next day  mutual friends of ours had a party, and we smooched. Then Sunday, I called her, she texted back she was having a girls day but was sure we’d run into each other. So I texted back asking if she wanted to hang out later that week to which there was no response.

Santiago

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Last week, I posted a link to an interesting article about a man who lost $150k to a Nigerian Email Scam artist.  And low and behold yesterday, as soon as I logged into my Facebook account I got a very strange Facebook chat message from a friend of mine named Doug.

Doug had just got married this past New Year’s Eve and so the message seemed a little believable, at least at first.  I put the pieces together fairly quickly though and as soon as the guy hit me up for money I knew it was probably a Facebook scam attempt.  The reason being that the last person Doug would have asked for money was me…because he knows I have none. After figuring out this was a hoax I decided to rickroll the scammer.

The scary thing is that whoever is running this facebook scam is somewhat sophisticated.  They even went so far as creating another fake email and fake phone number to make it seem legitimate.

I have since emailed Doug and he is trying to get control back of his Facebook account.  Facebook is great because it really is people you know and have approved so I am sure these scam attempts are paying out somehow and some unsuspecting people are actually wiring the money.

Let this be a caution to anyone who has a weak or easy to guess password on their Facebook account — change it now.

8:47am Doug
Hi Anthony

8:48am Anthony
Yo! congrats man on the wedding. Sorry I couldn’t make it.
Steph had a little 30th birthday party for me.

8:50am Doug
thanks man..am in London with her

8:50am Anthony
Right now?

8:50am Doug
yea

8:50am Anthony
nuts

8:51am Doug
am standed here

8:51am Anthony
how come?

8:52am Doug
i was robbed here..
infact she’s in the hospital right now..

8:52am Anthony
WTF!!
OMG man I’m sorry to hear that
are her injuries serious

8:53am Doug
i really need your assistace ..
i need your help Anthony..
i need your help Anthony..

8:55am Anthony
what can i do?

8:55am Doug
are you there ??

8:56am Anthony
yah

8:56am Doug
i dont know whats wrong with this computer
can you please loanme some money ??

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After reading all your comments to our question “Can we be friends?” we’ve decided the best comment was Keilo’s.  Thanks to all those who left comments and Keilo look for your Ploomy t-shirt in the mail.

Now on to your questions…

My GF and I have been seeing each other for 16 months. She wants to take the relationship to the next level by moving in, but I don’t want to yet. I do like the fact that I will get a steady stream of “you know what,” available to me, but at the same time I like that she has her place and I have my own place.  It’s just better that way.  I am not one of those afraid of commitment type either. She thinks I’m just trying to have my cake and eat it too.  But really, I just don’t want to move in with her right now because it’s too early for all that married stuff. She’s making it seem like if we don’t move in then she wants out of the relationship altogether.  I don’t want to move in, but at the same time I don’t want to break up.  What to do?
Rock and a hard place

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Did you watch the season premiere of Lost last night?

It’s a great show, but as the Tyler Durden of the wine industry, Gary Vaynerchuk , reminds us, watching it could be the exact reason why you’re not getting the most out of your life. “Everybody has time. Stop fucking watching Lost!”

There is a lot to like about Gary Vee.  He’s passionate (no doubt) and his riff here on personal branding is such a great motivator.

And for the record, I didn’t watch Lost last night — although I did DVR it.

I saw something interesting the other day at the gym.

I saw an average-sized guy in his mid 20’s who was obviously trying to build up some muscle. He looked like he had some padding (weight) on him, but he didn’t look too out of shape. The thing that caught my eye is what I saw him doing.

He was using the cables to do cable crossover flyes. I watched as his arms wildly flapped up and down in an uneven way. His upper body lurched forward and downward with each rep as he strained to move the weight at all costs. I watched him move on to other exercises and perform them with a similar style.

Who knows, maybe he really didn’t know how to lift weights. But then again, like a lot of other people out there, maybe he was just too embarrassed to lift the proper amount of weight for his strength level.

If his goal was to avoid looking silly in the gym, he certainly didn’t achieve it. Honestly, I thought he looked a lot more like a monkey trying to figure out how to fly than someone who’s serious about getting in shape.

Was I impressed by the big weights he was lifting?

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Do you get bombarded with junk email?

Most of the time our spam filters grab them, but everyone once in a while a few are able to go undetected and sneak through. The spam emails I really despise are the ones that state that I just inherited or won an insane amount of money from a long lost relative.  Supposedly all I need to do is transfer some money first and then I can get my lump sum.

Sound familiar?

While many laugh and think who the heck is going to fall for this one, it happens more often that you think.

Read the unbelievable story of how John Rempel lost $150,000 in a Nigerian scam.

Today, I’d like to ask you a question for a change. Please let us know what you think in the comments. As a bonus, we’ll give a Ploomy t-shirt to the reader who we feel gave the best answer.

It seems impossible that after age 12, members of the opposite sex can be friends, without any odd, uncomfortable feelings: so can a straight man just be friends with a straight woman?

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Article by Ploomy contributor Allison Dieppa.

Las Vegas has always been a popular bachelor party spot for guys who want to drink a lot, eat a lot, and see a lot of women show off their goodies. And for the fellas who want to spare no expense, for whom the sky is the limit, Las Vegas can really show you a good time. Here’s our assessment of the perfect bachelor party for Las Vegas high rollers.

First, one of the essential decisions when it comes to a bachelor party is choosing a Las Vegas hotel at which to stay. Some of you might be thinking, that’s easy – the cheapest hotel on the Strip. After all, it’s not as if you’ll be spending much time there, right?

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Each year, Australia hosts arguably one of the world’s toughest endurance races called the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultra Marathon.  For many people, completing a single marathon already feels like a huge accomplishment, but an ultra marathon takes it to a completely different level. The race is run between two of Australia’s largest shopping malls, one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne, takes a staggering 5 days to complete and traverses an astonishing 875 kilometers (544 miles).

Because of the advanced training required with a race like this, a majority of the competitors were younger and had experience competing at an elite level. Many of them were professional athletes with good equipment and even sponsored by well known shoe companies.

In 1983, an unknown 61-year-old potato-farmer named Cliff Young showed up on race day. He was everything the other runners were not.  He was older, wore overalls and ran in boots. Much to the surprise of everyone in attendance, Cliff hadn’t come there to watch that day, he came to race.

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