LMAO, if you look further down this page you should read the thread I started called "Really? Ya think?" It's a similar rant about this very thing.
Whenever a reader starts to bring up the "phantom new guy" I immediately stop them and make it clear I don't want to hear about that. Period. IMHO, it does me no good to hear about someone new. The obvious is that I HAVE NOT MET THIS PERSON YET, lol!!! The second reason is because I don't want to screw anything up if I am to meet someone new! Oh my, hahaha. I find that if the reader is ethical they have no problem letting that part of the reading go and moving forward. If they are a fairy tale reader well then you can guess that they get offended and sometimes get an attitude, etc. Funny enough, when the "new guy" comes up in a reading it's good way to find out what kind of reader you're actually dealing with. So no, hope4love, you are definitely not the only one being told this. Whether it's a ruse or not I'm not sure, but in all the years I've gotten readings I have yet to meet the "new guy". 
I don't know what to think about this. As you guys may recall, I have a girlfriend, who I feel is an incredibly truly gifted reader. She only reads for fun, so She never charges me or her friends a cent. I take her or make her dinner just to say thanks, particularly when I am all over her and take up a lot of time. I have known her for a long time,so she has seen me go through hell and back. I tend to test her, and do not tell her things to see if she picks it up in her cards, and she does. She often reads about a good relationship with some guy that I could have if only I wanted it. She sees it as a sure thing as long as I decide that I really want that. When she flips the cards, I can hear her frustration when she says.. " Here it is again" Something in my heart knows she right if only I could let go of my ex and being with men like him.
I am going about this the long way, but what I am trying to say, is that I do not necessarily think its a technique that advisers give to keep you on the phone, and just like my friend feels she has to show me what she sees in the cards, maybe thats all it is?
