This week on The Advisory we tackle the Internet’s big 3 questions: 1 - Love, spaceships and online affairs: when pixels get in the way of the heart. 2 - Wedding drama: politics, presents and sibling showdowns. 3 - Persistent real estate agents: chocolates, presents and unwanted updates.

All this and way more on Australia’s #1 advice podcast.

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This weeks questions:

Our Feature Question:

A real estate agent helped us through numerous deals within a short 18 months, expertly, deftly and patiently. In the end, she closed a total of five local sales, all through us. Because of this, she won an award from her prestigious agency and became its No. 1 regional agent. She still texts/calls/emails often, wanting to get together for lunch, coffee, dinner, etc.

While working together, we took her out several times to thank her for her efforts, but it has been a year since we closed everything. We are maxed out, both emotionally and financially. After declining her invitations many times, I am at a loss. I avoid her calls.

This leads to her texting, which I also now ignore. When all else fails, she shows up at our house. If we are not home, she will just ring the doorbell, knowing that, because my elderly father-in-law lives with us, there will be at least one adult at home at all times. Last time she showed up with chocolates and candy, which my father-in-law ate.

I asked her not to bring more sweets, because they endanger his health, and she got mad, then announced that she would bring a “yellow cake soaked in condensed milk.” She also has been constantly updating us on our “old homes,” telling us what the buyers are now doing with the houses.

This also tells me she is constantly dropping in on these other properties. I do not want these updates, and I told her so. I have refused her invitations for a year. I have asked her not to bring sweets. I have told her that I don’t need updates.

I am now ignoring her texts and phone calls. The last time she showed up, I stayed out of sight. I could hear her asking about me at the front door. Is there anything else I could be doing? I can’t take much more of this.

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This episode was streamed live on Twitch and YouTube on 13.07.23.

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00:00 - It begins

00:23 - The creative call out

04:45 - Doing our job & David’s need for characters

06:40 - Online Affairs: When pixels get in the way of the heart

25:30 - Wedding Drama: I need the present but you’re not invited

43:45 - The math behind ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’

45:38 - Our old real estate agent won’t stop showing up at our house

1:06:50 - Outro