Oh, I am aware she told you she is independent, I just question it. I approach these threads like they were business decisions, if this was a horse race where would I put my money? Right now from the information provided I would place my funds on the favorite horse, a horse named “scam”. If she is scamming you there is a high probability she is also lying about being independent, and I don’t think most members can tell the difference from looking at their background when they see a model stream. Now, she could also be scamming you independently, unfortunately it is something quite common in EE in romantic contexts, as an example, this thread was posted to /r/relationships yesterday:
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