Dear Becreative

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Jun 13, 2009 at 07:50

Becreative, I'm sorry that you had to go through all this drama and expense but at least you had your eyes wide open in process and was always one step ahead of him. Just ignore him and I'm sure he'll go away and move onto the next unsuspecting female tourist and that will definitely get you off the hook. I actually smelt a "rat" when you mentioned that he didn't know anything about "The Paper". He did know all about it but was just playing the cute and innocent young man to lure you in.

Unfortunately the resort cities here in Egypt are full of these young men hoping to strike it rich with an older, foreign woman that they can string along for money and designer clothes. It is usually a one sided relationship that never lasts very long - either the money runs out or the Egyptian finds a better offer. Sounds to me like your man has done this before. There are good men in Egypt but they are not at the bottom of the chain.

All the best.

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