Re: trusting your instincts

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Sep 2, 2009 at 18:43

It sounds like you're fairly level-headed and so my advice may be listened to.

Your instincts are telling you there's something suspect about how he's rushing into this love/marriage thing and you are right in thinking something's not right here. It's the typical method of operating that these men use - they sweep you off your feet very early on and then rush in for the kill, be it asking for money or marriage for a visa. Don't even consider anything long-term with these guys. If he works at a resort, he may have a disease from all the women and may very well be married to a turkish woman. That could explain the absences.

The requests for money should come anyday now. Family sick, mother needs operation, must pay debt or else will be beaten up, etc etc.

Read all of my posts - i'm an expert on these con artists. Also read facebook group Middle eastern love rats posts and Turkish love rats ( capital T) posts. There you'll find even more of the bad stories.

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