Yep, lot of " jokers" on the internet both women and men.
I have been scammed amazingly and coming from me an ex-car salesman believe me she was good at the scam she pulled!
However i agree with a lot of the comments submitted by the good folks on here..........
To maintain a relationship in the good old Phils is easy financially to most of us Western guys and to send a few pesos a month is little to us in most cases.
15 pesos a foreign SMS text is SO MUCH money to many Pinays who are maybe earning 200 a day which is average for many in the provinces. { remember an internal text is approx 1 peso.}
Anyway, by no means am i a rich guy but have still managed to go to the Phils 5 times in the last 2 years. Ok i am self-employed and can choose my free time admittedly but still.............i think there is no excuse for a guy not to go to the Phils unless he really is financially poor in which case i genuinely feel sorry for him.
So, i have met my current Girlfriend twice in person now and we chat online for at least a couple of hours a day. Total time spent together is a couple of months and she is great company. I bought her a used laptop so that we can spend much more time online without the hassles of her going to the internet cafes.
So ladies, if a guy is serious he will commit. Financially i would say that anyone should only send substantial cash if they have met the person and totally trust them. If you do have a great relationship online without having actually met the person do consider a small monthly allowance to help pay internet and SMS costs, it really is little and if it turns sour what have you lost a quid a day? Personally i have friends there and every few months i will send a few pesos for kids birthdays etc. They pay me back by great hospitality and i have a great time with them.
Remember folks karma.................
