I was like a fish. That hook was so far down my belly.’ Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller s2e7: Romance Scams, victim, National Geographic 2022
Romance scamming: a global crimewave that surged during our loneliest moments of the pandemic. ibid.
I shall never go out. Why should I? My life is already at an end. Anton Chekhov, The Bear (short), Popova; viz Cambridge live by Summer Light
I grieved over her, I wept for a month, and that’s enough for her. ibid. Lika
I’d rather sit on a barrel of gunpowder than talk to a woman. ibid. Smirnov
I’ve seen more women than you’ve seen sparrows! Three times I’ve fought duels on account of women. I’ve refused twelve women, and nine have refused me! Yes! There was a time when I played the fool, scented myself, used honeyed words, wore jewellery, made beautiful bows. I used to love, to suffer, to sigh at the moon, to get sour, to thaw, to freeze … ibid.
I said you are bear, a monster. ibid. Popova
The sexes are equal. I’ll shoot her on principle. ibid. Smirnov
God, what a woman! I’ve never seen anyone in my life like her … Will you be my wife? ibid.