Seeker, It took some courage from you to write that story. there are a lot of manipulative people out there. Both men and woman. Men are not the only sociopaths out there. Woman might be better at it then men. in fact so good that they don't stand out as such the way that men do. At least you had the wisdom to wake up and smell the Coffee. There is nothing wrong with giving someone a helping hand. The World needs more of that. You just need to ask yourself if this is hurting me more then helping the other person. I say this for you as well as myself. It is a lession I need to relearn.
Many years ago I met a woman who told me she was in an abusive realtionship. She had a young daughter As time went on we became friends. One day she calls and in tears tells me she needs a place to hide. I drove to a meeting place and picked her and her daughter up. She stayed at my Apt she in the Bedroom with her daughter and I on the couch. With in a few nights we were making love. I gave her the use of a credit card to buy herselfand her daughter cloths and other things as she said she left all her belongings and ran for her life out of her home. I have to say I was enjoying our Little domestic relationship and getting some real feeling for Her and her child. After about a month One day She just disappeared, along with some of my cash and a few other things from my Apt. Turns out she was never abused. She often did this in one case a guy bought here a nice used car. I do feel sorry for the Child who will grow up thinking that the only relationship to have with men is trading herself for money and using her body to get men to buy her things.