Emma Ferris had recently been through an amicable divorce when she decided to try online dating. When she matched with Andrew Thomson, a charismatic Australian businessman, there was an instant connection.
He was kind and a good listener, providing comfort when a good friend’s husband died.
“I’ve since learned that’s how it works with conmen – showing empathy,” says Emma. “He’d continually ask, ‘Do you want to talk about it?’ That nurturing, emotional connection I hadn’t had in my marriage was developed.”
Andrew, who’d recently moved from Tasmania to Otago, NZ, where Emma lives, explained he was an entrepreneur with a track record that included a successful trucking company, a string of restaurants and an importing business. He told her he’d been an AFL player and a pro wakeboarder.
BUILDING TRUST
As they got to know one another, he’d surprise her with expensive gifts, and their first date was at an exclusive hotel.
“It’s not what I wanted, that grandiosity, but I’ve learned it’s part of trust-building,” Emma tells Woman’s Day.
This story is from the April 12, 2021 edition of Woman's Day Australia.
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