The Delayed Meeting:
From what I've remembered, I didn't worry about the delay although I had original plans that were setup to meet Toto. I had planned a full day with flowers purchased, and restaurants booked just to make our first meeting that much more romantic. Once she mentioned that her sister-in-law had an ectopic pregnancy, I went into full protective mode and took risks while at work just to relieve her worries. Back then, I believed this story because we did a video call of her at the hospital, she didn't have to do that because I never doubted her. Even though she lived in LA and I was in Hawaii, I was willing to fly to LA just to be there for her but she mentioned that her family was arriving back within a day so I felt relieved. I became an annoying boyfriend that would occasionally ask her how she was doing and how sister-in-law was handling the news every so often because I didn't want her to have negative thoughts. I really tried my best to comfort her and during that night, she texted me a message telling me how thankful she was and how she could see herself with me for the rest of my life. Hearing that from her just made me the happiest person in the world because I wondered if I actually found the one that I'm willing to spend my life with also. Toto started opening up about her work where she has been writing a novel for a few years and had plans with the investors/producers on creating a live series. She would show me her script and would tell me if I had any opinions about it, I would offer some information and I would also tell her about my job.

False Hopes:
Life felt amazing and worthwhile for the first time in my life, she then mentioned what plans I had for the future and if I was ready to have children. By then, we have talked every single second of the day for about two months, I knew what I had plans on, I wanted to work hard, purchase a house, and make her the happiest person in the world. I eventually wanted children, at least two because I've always been fond of children. I then asked Toto what plans she had, she wanted to get married within a year, travel the world by 2024, and finally settle down to have kids in 2025. This I believe, came from the scammers heart but this was something that I was willing to provide for her if that made her happy. While all this was going on, we would always do our short-term trading on the platform at least 5-6 times a week and I was slowly depositing money during the time not realizing it was a scam. I truly believed that we both were trying to attain a happy future together..
Throughout this time, I also had a Japan trip that I was going along with 5 of my other friends. We were planning to stay for 16 nights in Japan, 8 days in Hokkaido and the rest in Tokyo. Since things weren't fully planned with my friends, I asked if Toto had the time to go to Tokyo with me. She mentioned that she would be busier in the next few weeks to make that deadline of December 31, 2022 so that she could be with me. This was something we agreed upon and that was the only thing I stared upon, the 2nd opportunity of being able to meet her. Throughout all of this, we would always end up facetiming each other, she would send me pictures of her but in reality was Raku Goto which I definitely should've done a reverse image search on. I also attained a few new hobbies talking with her, I started reading more books, some self-healing, some war books. I also play golf from time to time because I wanted to impress her but I simply enjoy playing golf now. These were the small details that the scammers used to portray their character considering the fact that I did not know who Raku Goto was at the time.

To be continued… in part 4.
Like I mentioned, I enjoy reading, playing golf, and a newly found hobby, writing. I write to relieve stress and speak my thoughts, I play golf because it's actually fun. I'm reading because I feel like I'm gaining knowledge and it's also a fun/relaxing activity to do. I'll release part 4 during the weekend, I hope everything I've written has been taken to heart. Everything is true and I will be releasing messages in future articles. Be aware of scammers!

Final Thoughts:
Writing this part really put pain on my chest even though this event happened 1-2 months ago. The reason is the fact that all of my love/efforts were all thrown on the ground. The false promises she made, the fake future that was scripted to manipulate my feelings. Although it hurts, it's a step towards recovery and I'm hopeful that I learned my lesson and this will never ever happen again. It's also funny because I don't feel any hatred towards Toto, she put me into debt but I felt the connection we had was mutual at the time. There's a saying that you should never relive your past, learn from your mistakes, and put a smile to the present and the future. You'll eventually find that person who will love you for who you are. I will be following that motto. Thanks for reading.