I had a similar experience in Thailand but fortunately not as expensive. I met & fell in love with a beautiful 24 year old bar girl. I gave her money to leave the bar & go home. She had been married to a Frenchman & lived in France for 4 years. Her ex was the same age as me 52. She spoke fluent English & French. I saw her passport with the French visa. Her surname was also French. I fell for her big time. After sending her 800 quid a month for three months she started to become rude, more demanding & disrespectful. She did go home to Ubon as I had my friends check her out. I decided to go back & see her as she was doing nothing to help with the visa application. On meeting her at BKK she was surly. In the taxi ride she mentioned immediately she needed money to send home. This is after I had already sent her, her allowance. I said I didn't wish to talk about money that evening. She immediately stopped talking to me. Two hours of almost silence. At the hotel she told me she had a period then refused to eat wih me or kiss me. It was then I finlly realised she was only interested in my wallet told her to leave. At which point she burst into fits of tears. Crocodile tears. They are only interested in money & having fun. Love em & leave em. Don't trust a word they say. Money Number One - read the book.

Regards

Ken