A confession - a reply from me

I had to tell Andrew that I had been keeping a secret from him. I wonder if he will still want me when he learns of my illness and lasting side effects?


Good evening Andrew.

I am sorry for my delay in replying. I didn't mean to worry you Andrew. For that, I apologise.  The truth is, I have been keeping something from  you. I suppose if we are to progress our relationship any further, then I must be completely honest with you. I do hope you will forgive me for keeping this from you and hope you can see it in your heart to still like me when you have read what I have got to say.

Some years ago (before I met my late husband Justin) I went travelling overseas. I was in the deepest wilds of Grimesthorpe in southern Borneo when I suddenly became very ill. I was taken to the local villiage hospital under the care of a Dr Mort, where it was thought at first that I had contracted Malaria. After further tests it was decided that my illness was caused by being bitten by the MiJulie bug and I was moved into isolation. I became gravely ill and the symptoms were almost unbearable. They were extreme high temperature, pubic waterfall syndrome (inability to control ones bladder), excessive facial and bodily hair growth and vomiting, The worst symptom by far was the lumps that appeared all over my face and neck. After 3 weeks in isolation, the temperature had returned to normal, I had stopped vomiting and the nurses had shaved off all the excess hair (but not before I had sent a few photos to some very  specialist hirsute websites!) I have no doubt whatsoever that the wonderful Dr Mort had saved my life and for that, I am eternally grateful.

The only symptom that did not fully recover was the facial lumps. They have left me somewhat disfigured and I am a sad reflection of my former self. I was once stunningly good looking. I even won a beauty contest (Miss Hydraulic Tractors 1987) I now struggle to look in the mirror.

One thing this has taught me Andrew is that beauty is only skin deep. There are far more important things than being pretty.

I do hope that you can see beyond the exterior and look to the real me inside. I long for someone to love me for the woman I am inside, not the gargoyle on the surface.

Andrew, if you can forgive me for keeping this from you I shall be forever in your debt. Should you wish me to send you a recent photo of myself I shall do so  but please make sure you are seated before viewing it and that there are no young children or old people with heart conditions in the nearby vicinity.

I await your reply and hope that you are well and happy and keeping safe out there.

Much love

Annette x x x x x x

Ooooh he's keen! Another message from Andrew

I logged on to reply to Andrew and lo and behold, he'd sent me another message. It seems the poor fellow is missing me :)


Hello Annette i am missing you so much and i hope we could still chat someday.talk to you soon.............

Andrew

He's sorry about the ugly incident - a reply from Andrew

I thought I may have blown it after my last email as I didn't hear from Andrew for a a week or so. But no, the fool has replied and I am ready to play!

Annette I am very sorry for what has happened to you in your past relationship, please accept my sincere Sympathy, Oh common your not at fault here and i believe you did what is right for you both, i know whereever he might be now he will always be proud of you....I have a son who is just a grandmom boy. actually i have been here in Afghanistan for over 11months now but am hoping my deployment will be over in less then 3weeks or so. i am here in Afghan for Peace keeping.Hmm, i really do want a kind woman and understanding woman as a wife for now, am tired of being alone ad i want someone who can carry me along on a love adventure and a family oriented woman, a woman that can spend time with the family, am just too tired of being alone here....I want to love and be loved back in return. i will be looking forward to reading from you soon gosh i checked my mail all day just to see if there is any mail from you and am just so glad that  i could read from you once again am sorry about the ugly incident and i promise to make it up to you as long as we continue to know more about each other and know our intention on the site. i know we could make a good relationship of it....talk to you soon.

Andrew

Now the fun starts! - my reply to Andrew

I thought it was time to liven things up a bit! Let's tell Andrew all about my husbands untimely death!

Good afternoon Andrew.

It was lovely to hear from you again I hope you are well and safe out there.

My trip was fine and successful thank you Andrew. I have a small but successful business that exports goods around the world. It's all pretty boring and I am sure you don't want to hear about it really.

You previously told me about your wife dying. I was so saddened to hear that. It must have been a traumatic time for you and your son. I too am a widow. My husband was killed in a freak accident last  April.

Andrew, it was just awful. We were walking down a fairly busy street in our home town of  Sodbury in Gussett ( Lincolnshire) just doing some shopping. We needed to cross the road to get to the 'Colostomy bags R US' shop when my husband (Justin) stepped on a man hole cover. It must have been faulty or damaged in some way as it gave way underneath him. He fell straight down into the sewer below. Luckily  we were holding hands at the time so I managed to cling onto him. He clung on for dear life did Justin. Some passers by even came to help but then the most unfortunate thing happened. An old lady was driving her car down the the street further up. She sadly had a heart attack at the wheel and came careering towards us. What was I meant to do Andrew? Stand there and be killed myself trying to save Justin's life? If I had been killed then Justin would have died too. I had no choice but to let go of his hand and jump to safety. As I ran out of the way, I could hear Justin's voice growing fainter, shouting "I love you Annette." as he was washed away down the sewer. His body was found later that day, 2 miles away covered in excrement and used sanitary protection (which people are told NOT to flush down the toilet , but do they listen.?!!)

It was such a traumatic time for me and I shall feel guilty for the rest of my life for not trying harder to save him. Justin was such a special man. He was kind, thoughtful and extremely hairy.

I have to go now Andrew as I have things to attend to.

Please keep safe and tell me more about yourself and what you are doing out in Afghanistan.


Annette x x x x x

He's worried about me!! - A reply from Andrew

Aww bless!! I didn't reply for a few days so he emailed to check if I am alright!!

How are you doing today, you got me worried when i dont get to read from you. hope all is okay over there with you. talk to you soon...

Andrew

Precisely he is widowed - a reply from Andrew

Andrew replied. He is very samey, never really saying much more or different from the last time. Yawn!! I think I shall need to liven things up a bit soon!

Hello Anette, how are you  doing today and how was your night, precisely i am widowed now for a while and have not been able to have any contact with any woman ever since, i really wanna give love a trial, i was wondering while you didn't reply me but now i know the reason, son how was the trip. where did you travel to, i like outdoors and sometimes i do like to read. i am a family oriented person i like being with family and friends....what do you do for a living and thanks for writing and for giving me a chance to tell you about me....I will be waiting for your reply talk to you soon....

Andrew.

Annette Curtain - a reply to Andrew

As Andrew gave me his email, I thought I would continue our correspondance via that rather than the dating site. I had a bit of a confession to make, my real name isn't Emily, it's Annette, last name Curtain!! Yes, it's Annette again!!


Hi Andrew.

It's Emily from the dating site.

Sorry I haven't been in touch for a while. I was out of the country on business.

So Andrew, how are things out in Afghanistan?  I  hope you are keeping safe and well.

I have a little confession to make. My name isn't really Emily. I use that name until I feel I can trust people. My real name is Annette.

Anywway, this is just a quick mail to say hello and that I am now back in the country so am ready to get to know you better.

Love

Annette xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Another reply from Andrew - let's delete our profiles!

Andrew wants us to delete our profiles on the dating site and he hopes that he can trust me!! Him trust ME??!! The cheek of the man!!


Hey thanks again for writing me so soon, well i must say i am also here for a relationship but i think that love could be found anywhere around the world as long as trust, friendship commitment and honesty can be kept.....well tell me about your self.. do you have a live id ....i really don't come on here often ...it will be of great advantage to us if we talk there and maybe delete our profile off here...i hope i can trust you?? love don't work without trust....

From me to Andrew - a refusal to IM

There is no way I am chatting on IM to him!!!

Hi Andrew

Sorry but I don't use messenger as it puts nasty things on your computer and makes it crash. What I am looking for is some to have a relationship with. Someone who will love me and look after me. Do you think it could be you?

Emily xxxxx

A quick reply from Andrew

Andrew replied fairly quickly to my last mail. He wants to chat on IM with me. Fat chance of that matey!!

Hello,
am sorry for not replying your mail quickly, hmmm i must say i do got some free time when am off patrol and thats why i do have free access to my computer. well i will like to know when you have been on the site and what you really seek for....Do you mind having a chat with me, am on IM now....here is my id ...Co_andrewhanson thats at*********......i will be waiting forward to reading from you,.....

Andrew...

Another message from me to Andrew

This whole thing isn't moving very fast at all. The messages are quite a long time inbetween but I decide to hang in there for a while longer and send him this.


So Andrew, what would you like to know about me? Just ask and I will tell. How do you get the time to get on the internet if you are off fighting in Afghanistan?

Emily xxx

A reply from Andrew

Apparently he likes listening to TV and walking along with friends. Everybody say  'aaaaaahhhhh!!'

Hi Emily,
Thank you so much for the quick reply to my mail actually am 52,i do enjoy listening to TV and walking along with friends.... to be precise my son is okay but we don't actually stay together, i am on a deployment here in Afghanistan and my son is at the UK with my mom.....hmmm, i do like to swimming and riding because i do enjoy riding as well... Hoping forward to reading from you and getting to know more about you....

A short reply from me to Andrew

I fired off a short reply to Andrew.


Hi again Andrew.

Ah yes I get it now. Sorry to hear about your wife. That's very sad.I hope you and your son are coping ok.
 

So then Andrew, tell me more about you. When you are not off fighting, what do you like to do?

Emily x

Andrew - a reply

A promt reply from Andrew answering my question. And what a surprise, he too has dual US/UK nationality!!


Thanks for writing me back so soon, precisely my mom is UK and my dad is US but i my son and mom have been leaving in the UK for so over 5years and i must say i grew up in the US, NC,...and i was previously married until my wife died of cancer but i got a son who is 11 years old now and currently stay with my mom in the Uk....Hope to read from you soonest and getting to know you better...

Andrew...

Dear Andrew - a reply

Spotting another scammer, I thought it rude not to reply!

Dear Andrew

Thank you for your lovely message. I would just like to question the fact that your profile says that you live in Newcastle in the UK, yet you are serving in the US army. How can this be?

Regards

Emily

Commander Andrew

Andrew is supposedly 52, widowed and lives in Newcastle. He is a single dad to an 11 year old son. Honestly he's not another internet scammer!! This is the first message I received. Please note, he is British but is serving in the US Army!

My name is Andrew Hanson....I think I'm not mistakenly, taking this bold step to write you,well i believed that love could be found anywhere in the world. As far as friendship, trust and commitment can be kept,i viewed through your profile and i must confess it's interesting so i had no choice but to write to you and wouldn't mind if you can tell me more about yourself. I'm presently serving with the United states Army here in Afghanistan. I'll appreciate if you can reply me and also drop me your email address .....hope to hear from you soon..

Andrew