"My friend shared this information with the advisors and they told her it was true that his wife died and he had kids." WTF?!! It's time + hard earned money $$ that your friend won't get back. I've also had Similar psychics to those you mentioned who also gave me Bad, Bad advice. These were Telephone psychics. Those on Etsy were also giving me opposite to what eventually happened.
The positive is that, after this spell, you just Lose The Appetite for readings, since you can no longer be @rsed (better off saving), but also, dating becomes less appealing as time goes on too.