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They chatted online for hours every day. They have been married 26 years and were the parents of four children. I was angry at Lou for dying, I was sad at Lou for dying, I was questioning everything that was going on, and I had no life but work. The then year-old says she became extremely lonely sitting at home in the evenings with nobody to talk to.
Her friends eventually persuaded her to try online dating, and she created an account on LDSPlanet. According to its website , LDSPlanet. Eric and Debby chatted through the dating website, but he persuaded her to move their conversations to Yahoo Messenger β a popular platform at the time β where they could instant message for hours. She is a former U. Air Force officer with legal experience. Eric was charming, and there was nothing suspicious about his story.
Eric and Debby began chatting daily for hours. It was like I had this big hole in me when Lou died about not being listened to, and Eric filled that hole. He was brilliant at listening. At no time did I expect to be scammed. We were just business people. The dating continued and their relationship deepened. Debby kept every conversation between the two of them and copied them into an online journal. She hoped to use it for family history purposes and ended up with 4, pages of journal entries.
I questioned why I needed to do this and then he wanted me to go to Western Union. They frequently asked why it was taking so long for Eric to visit America, and some family members urged Debby to be careful. It was Sept. Eric logged online and asked Debby a simple question: How do you feel about forgiveness? She says she pulled out her scriptures and religious books and for hours, the two discussed the topic.
