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make a blockbuster movie. The ‘friends’ we make on social media are virtual and the relationships need be addressed thus. Getting close and intimate with people we hardly know can have massive irreparable consequences. Shared Activities The proverbial MBAs, gyms, professional associations, social get-togethers, professional workshops out of town, etc. All these are harmless and extremely progressive activities that are a part of our everyday lives in one way or another. That they can become our worst nemesis shouldn’t be lost to us. Sherry was a banker with a local bank and she was heading the Credit Department. She had risen quite fast through the ranks and managed to scale very impressively. She had just completed her MBA and was really excited at the prospects that lay before her. She had been dating Harrison for 3 years and they had a mature and balanced relationship. He ran their family business and had grown it phenomenally. They had agreed that they would get married after she had completed her MBA and as such, things were already in gear for their big day. She had enrolled at her local gym to get into shape for her big day. She met Jake at the same gym and they became good friends and even introduced him to Harrison. They would train on similar days with Jake and soon she realized that they were both Bankers. He worked for an international brand and they even began exchanging ideas. Opportunity came up for an out of town symposium that saw both of them represent their respective banks and they even talked nicely to the front office for them to have adjacent rooms. The symposium was on for 3 days and on the second night after dinner they shared drinks and they got a tad tipsy. They found themselves in Jakes room and were stripping each other’s clothes off with hunger. At that point Sherry’s life flashed in front of her. She remembered her commitment to Harrison, his love for her, their coming wedding, and immediately threw Jake off before going the whole mile. He panicked and asked what the problem was, but she dressed in silence and left the room in a huff. She had come to the “Point of Wololo” and had made a consciously good decision. This could be you or me. But why leave it to go all that way when you can see it from the beginning that this is definitely going south? We have instincts that spring up in our spirits but we