Hi everyone, im new
I just spent the past two days going through these tattle threads, and, let's just say my life view is in a bit of a disarray.
Quick introduction: This is an anonymous account because I will not lie and say the amount of investigative journalism you ladies have shown is just awe-inspiring tbh.
So, I just got into college (Poland, STEM) first year. And have (surprise surprise) never been in a relationship. It's kind of funny how 15 posts back that paints me as a target demographic for susceptibility to Aija's scam, and as much as id like to deny it, whelp, you're pretty spot on.
What lead me to discover this thread? Holidays, boredom and Reddit. I suppose I did find traces of this thread back in December but was too occupied with exams and brushed it off. Mind you I come from a very well educated background, I would always look at news scams or yt drama and find it absolutely hilarious, "that could never happen to me imao, amateurs, do they not have eyes?" etc. Hindsight is 20/20. To be fair, the one time I tried to dm Anna back in 2019 it was to ask for her opinion on "sugar baby and daddy" relationships and their perception in high society. Looking back I find it hilarious and kind of sad. No wonder she never even replied. (I have attached the ss for shits and giggles).
I guess the reason I am writing this post out, is because I want to thank you, all of you. Thank you for putting in countless hours of your time to reveal what kind of person Aija really is. I would have found out on my own eventually, but it would have taken a long long time. I still feel like some of the principles she preaches are not all that bad, but then again, I genuinely feel so heartbroken and betrayed. It's like getting to know one of the people you naively looked up to, if you squint through the light you'll see that that halo on her head is just her horns joining.
I guess since I found her when I was at such a vulnerable and moldable age it will take time to reset and realign and define my values for what I really want out of life. This is not to say that she was the only person I ever followed, but she was among my top 10 people to follow. I liked her message of conservationism, of having traditional family dynamics (Mrs. Midwest also had the same message, minus the "affluence" ). But I never agreed with how she never seemed to want to contribute, from what I understand, a relationship is a two-way street. At this point, im probably rambling a lot, but I really need to get some of these thoughts out of my head and on text to know that what I experienced, really did happen and that I am not as infallible as I once thought, that even I can get stuck in echo chambers of the internet. What I honestly appreciate is that there seem to be a lot of great people here giving genuine advice, people to follow and things to improve. I'm also glad to know that no matter what I believed in less than 48 hours ago, won't impact my life, I am lucky in that regard.
Since I managed to read through a fair few thousand posts, I guess the lesson I learnt is that it really is that simple. There is no secret, there is only the hard work you put into your work and your genuine nature, to always keep working on yourself. I was also wondering if someone was keeping track of the good people to follow for fashion? and even though im sure everyone old here is tired of newbies asking, are there any actual links to her leaked courses? And my last query would be, since I am in college, what things can I ACTUALLY do have genuine friendships, relationships and prospects later on in life? (student clubs, online forms to join etc)
This has been a rather long, and irrelevant post. I'm very sorry if I derailed the conversation, but thank you if you managed to read this far and give me time of your day. I appreciate it
TLDR: I'm young and dumb and need to reevaluate my media consumption choices to be more aware.