Is my boyfriend real or a scammer?
I'm becoming paranoid I may be getting groomed to be scammed by my boyfriend. I can't believe I'm even thinking this, but I have now read at least two stories about women dating a man for years and then being jailed for unwittingly being part of a drug mule scam.
I met him about 10 months ago on a dating app. We go on dates. I see him 3-4 days every week. We've already been on 1 trip together within the country and it was great. He paid for almost everything. He's never asked me for money. We went to each other's corporate work events and met our respective colleagues. He's met my family and friends, been to parties with me. I've met his family and relatives on video calls. He cooks us dinner all the time. We've pet sat for my siblings. We don't live together and he drives me home every week. There was one occasion where I was at a work event in another city and he didn't want me taking public transit late at night and drove 1 hr to pick me up. I'm so in love with him, I would have a hard time believing all of his actions haven't been genuine.
We're about to go on a trip to his home country to meet his family, and he asked me if I can put any of his stuff in my suitcase because he's out of space. Do I have any reason to be suspicious? Would a scammer go to these lengths to groom someone to be a drug mule?
Posted Feb 26, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC