Once, I was really bored and decided to meet a guy online. We had long, interesting conversations and grew to trust each other (or so I thought). A month after we met, he started having small problems - always different ones. Even though I didn’t earn much (around $ 280–330), I kept giving him money to ‘solve’ them, and the amounts kept growing. Since I couldn’t earn more, I borrowed from friends, believing his promises to repay soon. He thanked me daily, which made me ridiculously happy - but the money never came back. In the end, when my debts were due, I had nothing left. Me and two of my girlfriends ended up broke. But I don’t see it as the end of the world - life goes on. I just won’t trust online guys anymore, though I still hope someone might break that stereotype one day