I suppose my job is to act as a sounding board. As her friend, I’m glad she’s cautious. You can’t be too careful. I know here very well and she can rush into things, so bouncing things off me is… well, a good idea. I’m used to giving advice of course. What are friends for? Careers, money… all sorts. So dating is just another thing. I do a bit of research and offer her my thoughts. I have to be careful of how I phrase my feedback. If I get it wrong, she just says: “Ah you’re just a machine!”