Don't have any luck

First of I'd like to say that I am so glad you immediately went to the phone to get her out of there, good for you.   Thank goodness you only wasted 5 months on her.  The good thing is you did build you a ranch house in that time.

There ARE a lot of loving, caring, honest women out there, you just happened to come across a cold hearted gold digger.   Maybe don't jump in so fast next time?   Give yourself a little time to get over your marriage and this thing.

You'll be okay, just relax a little on trying to hook up with someone, let it just happen at the right time, with the right person.

Take care and keep us posted.

First, I am glad it was only 5 months.  I believe we will all experience good and bad relationships as we field forward in our new life.  I also believe we need time to heal ourselves.  Take this time to discover you.  There are good woman and men out there...find you first...you started with the ranch house. Enjoy doing what you like to do, live to know you and the rest will fall into place.  A $1,000.00, she is a rare bird indeed!  You are lucky to have found this out now...take time for you!!!

Oh that is beyond sad. I agree give yourself time to heal. It is ok to be alone for awhile while you heal. Someone will come into your life when you lest expect it.

How horrific!  Unfortunately, the world is full of both men and women who will take advantage of the heartbroken.  Sometimes, you can get to the point where you are so lonely and companion starved, that you get to the point where you don't see red flags that you should see.  I'm sorry this happened to you Snuffy.

The only piece of advice I can give you is to take it slow...you just got out of a bad situation with your divorce, and you hopped right into another bad situation.  Take the time you need to heal from your divorce first.  Work on you.  It's easy to fall into the trap of feeling lonely and being afraid of staying that way for the rest of your life.  But the truth is that you need to be comfortable with yourself before you can get out there and find someone.  Giving up, at least temporarily, might not be a bad idea for now.  Work on you and what you want.  Do your research on where the quality singles are in your area.  Go into it with your eyes open, not have the blinders of lonliness on.  Take things slowly, for yourself...if you meet the right woman, she will go at your pace.  If she doesn't, then she isn't the right one for you, and you move on.

I know it's a lot easier said than done.  Sometimes, the fear of lonliness can be overwhelming and frustrating.  Just take things slowly and make sure to work on you when that happens.  I wish you luck with all this.  Keep us posted!

Believe it or not I met her at the church dinner as a friend got us together for the first time.  I had no idea that she would even think of doing something like that to me. Just goes to show you that you never know what to expect.

Wow, I'm sorry.  It's hard to believe how some people can think that this is right.  $1000?  Where did you meet this woman?