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Hi Laeleathia,
I can really relate with you on this. I am currently on disability, and have due to being in a bad car accident, have resorted to meeting men online, mostly via Facebook, Google Plus, etc. I have met and developed romantic relationships, bonding and crushes with over 10 men embarrassed to say.
BBe careful with this. Many, if not most are scammers. They will come on strong at first, many times plagiarizing poetry and love letters from the internet from books like “message in a bottle” “The notebook” or other people’s stolen poetry. They say you are the love of their lives, that they have never met anyone like you, that you are the most beautiful, sexy, etc woman they have ever seen. They will woo you with you tube love songs, flowers. Once they know you have “fallen” for them..they will say they want you forever and want to marry you.
Then when they come to visit you to “propose” an unexpected” crisis will happen and they will ask you to wire them money to get them out of the crisis and you will never hear from them again. This is known as the 411 or Nigerian scam or “catphishing” and these men are all over free and sometimes paid online dating sites and social media sites. Don’t fall for it. Usually its money they are after. Just be careful.