Trying to get you back

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Feb 20, 2009 at 13:19

Hi there Keri

I'm sorry to hear that this man won't go away. The reality is Keri, it may very well be years before they do, especially if you've given them money or expensive gifts.

The debacle between my myspace woman and myself ended for good nearly 2 years ago in its final wake. Two weeks ago, Discover card called my old house asking for her. A female relative of mine answered the phone, and the operator thought it was her. It took us nearly two weeks to convince them that she did not live there nor ever had. She was careful to not tell them we had previously dated, because then they probably would have come after me even though she never used her credit card on me and I didn't use it either.

These are the kinds of problems you can expect, and while your compliant raises an excellent, it really is not all that uncommon.

My biggest concern for readers on here is that when they start trying to get you back, they'll give in. Believe me when I say this: they'll throw th entire book at you--crying, begging, more sweet talk, flowers, you name it, especially if you dished out the dough.

The best advice I can give anyone in this situation is to block them completely and totally. Don't even respond, because if you do, then they think there will be hope.

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