I agree that we should be happy for Alex but it is also good to raise warnings that Alex may be being cheated by his new friend, the same as raising warnings that Alex is cheating his customers. No one deserves to be cheated, Alex or Alex's customers.
Alex posted here before how his own brother took advantage of him. This is his own family. So why shouldn't Alex be careful?
It's all cool. She has a daughter and she really loves her. So $17 per hour is from my heart. I mean if she does become my grilfriend, she doesn't even have to ask me for money. I will be very generous to her. She is such a nice girl.
What's the big deal. I mean its not like I am taking out Britney Spears. Why do I have to lie about that? And I did admit that I have to pay her by the hour. Why do you think what I have done is impossible?
We kissed today too. We walked in the wax musium, it was so romantic. I swear this girl is the girl of my dream. I love everything about her. Totally different from Sierra.
I'm not going to even bother doing it... You have just admitted to paying her for dates.
Therefore, its prostitution (except there is no sexual intercourse involved... just a peck on the lips).
Which is not surprising, you have admitted in the past that you have bought some time from several asian prostitutes and that you got a veneral disease from one of them, to which you claimed it was healed from the "Immortality Device".
If it is simple prostitution, then no one is cheating anyone. However, from Alex's description it sounds very much like his new friend is taking advantage of him. Maybe one way to be find out is to stop giving gifts for awhile and see if she is still interested.