I like the title of this thread and I've posted about my experience in previous threads.
For me, I have a long fuse and I tend to hang onto a situation/relationship longer than I should. I'm learning to cut ties sooner than later for my own well-being.
When we develop a rapport with a particular reader, it's easy to 'overlook' things like he/she is actually wrong about the situation/person in question or they've been feeding you a fairytale all along. We start to think of them as friends even. Sometimes I think it's difficult for the reader to be honest about telling the client not to call so often because of the financial aspect for them. Let's be honest here, how many readers are willing to turn away the business?
In my case, I spent several years talking to one reader about 3 different men. Looking back in hindsight, she was giving me a snow job the first two men I was calling her about. While she has a positive view about guy no. 3, I'm not wasting any more money for fairytales.
Of course, she would give me the 'another guy arriving on the scene' spiel too.
What made me decide to stop talking to her? I ran a mental tally of the money I had spent over the years speaking to her and how many of her "predictions" came through, which is practically zilch. I grew tired of her giving me the same sounding spiels and yes, she did put the blame on me on a couple of occasions for things not manifesting. Puuuhleeze!
Plus she would call me 'dear friend'... no, I do not pay to talk to dear friends!
If a reader also starts giving me attitude and starts acting arrogant as if his/her takes are accurate, no matter what, then I draw the line. I spoke to another reader (who is much loved on this site) for quite some time as well and the final straw was her haughty attitude that began giving me.
She was very accurate about a number of things but also VERY DEAD wrong about others too:
- cards of love between this short lived guy and me. (nope, it was rebound situation for both of us so there is no way in hell there was love)
- up and down connection between this guy and his girlfriend and they wouldn't make it (they're happily married with two kids)
- my lost love has lost his job (nope, he's still gainfully employed at the same firm)
Finally, one reader whom I've been consulting for the past 5 years is someone whom I will continue to consult occasionally, only because she's blunt and straight to the point and we click.
Her outcomes haven't been all that great but she is great at reading the present scenario, especially when there is another party involved. I disregard her outcome predictions.
Plus she gives excellent perspectives about life given her age. I find it difficult to take life advice from someone who is much younger than me. (no offense intended by this but it's how I feel about this kind of thing)
My two cents worth.