Thanks for the support JC and Smile.

The saddest and most difficult thing for me to deal with has been the fact that his entire family knew there were 2 of us being "played" for a Visa. I guess I was "Plan B". His own mother spent several evenings with me when I was in Ochi in July and told me to just "send for Corey" . . . I'd had many, many conversations with his sister (who lives here in FL), and I point blank asked her one one occasion, and she lied. She told me that Corey was very much in love with me and wanted to marry me and move to the U.S. to be with me.

Corey's still lying to his current fiance'. They conference called my cell phone and he yelled at me to "stop chasing him and leave 'them' alone." Believe me, I spoke with Corey one time after I found out -- and that's it. His voicemail message, with her on the line, was a ploy to make her believe that he was not the one who had pursued me.

It's been a very unexpected journey . . . and it's not over, but I'm really doing okay thanks to some very special folks in my life and here on this Board. I've received PM's from a lot of folks offering a shoulder . . . Thanks for that everybody.

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