What the others said was really true Emma. You didn't ruin your life.Good and bad things are equally helpful so as to gain experience and not do the same things again. Consider that if you hadn't gone through this,you wouldn't have learned to avoid these things. I'm only a year older than you Emma,I understand how you feel,you just wanted sb to rely on,sb who could really love you. But my advice is to stop being at dating sites,they're very dangerous,especially when you meet someone. I've heard of many weird things that have happened here from sites like that. Surely there are nice guys there too,or people like you,wanting sth serious,but I wouldn't trust someone wanting to have a relationship from a dating site. The majority of these people lie about themselves. In my opinion,the specific person wasn't just a gay or something. He was thoroughly corrupt and also a person with a personality disorder. So,let the past and try to find somebody in real life. It's the only way to have a healthy relationship.