I said I wouldn't reply but...

My side of the story IS the truth, and I have found peace. I don't know what this individual is going through right now and I don't give a flying fuck. I've told him that my mother is seriously ill and the money he refused to pay back would go to her and her treatment but he had no sympathy. He is the true definition of a sociopath.

If he treats you well, great. I'm sure he treats the people he loves and cares about (and who have disposable income) very well. That just didn't happen in my case. We're two different people, and I can't speak to the kind of person you are but clearly you two are more compatible so mazel tov.

I will say this; I read some of your posts and you come across very intelligent, very confident, and you're young. I'm sure I'm older than you so I'm just going to tell you from experience: Don't trust a man who will let you carry him financially. They are scum and they'll usually throw out the "equality" card to excuse this. Please. It's a ploy. I see you're a feminist and all but hear me out. I can understand when a man is going through a rough period and I think women should have the choice to foot the bill if they want to. However, if it becomes a regular routine, he's mooching off of you. If he's always asking you for gifts, he's a loser. Same with a woman who's only interested in what's in a man's pockets. I believe people should go into relationships being self-sufficient and whatever you decide to exchange is up to you. Just use your best judgement and know when someone's just draining your income.

If you want to talk this person, more power to you. My advice: Don't give him a dime of your money because he will keep taking and taking. Don't sleep with him, either. I don't know if he sent you photos but he's filthy. Finally, if I were you, I would run. Run as fast as you can. This guy will drag you down, trust me. There are a lot of guys out there like him who prey on smart, nice women like yourself and take full advantage of them. Don't let him do that to you. In fact, just don't date anyone you've met off the internet. You can do sooooooo much better than a guy who makes shitty noise music no one listens to, who would marry a destitute woman from a 3rd world country to cash in on her artwork and gain sympathy to fill his pockets with bitcoins, who only dates women much younger than him because he assumes they're dumber and easier to manipulate, who is clearly a racist shithead, who fancies himself a bootleg Casanova and has risky sex with random women he met online, and is 30 and balding. Get yourself a nice guy with a real job and a full head of hair, sweetheart.

I'll admit, I went crazy. A guy lies about his feelings for you, takes your money, and destroys your self-esteem you'd go crazy too. I blew up that fucker's phone and email. I have no remorse, just like he doesn't for making my life miserable. To hell with him. Please, just delete his number. You'll regret it if you don't.