The woman I love has scammed me out of money but I don’t want to leave her

DEAR DEIDRE: I THINK the woman I’m in love with has scammed me out of money, but I still can’t break things off with her.

Now I’m both heartbroken and in lots of debt.

I’m 34 and have been in a long-distance relationship with a girl, 28, for two years.

We’ve never met but speak every night for hours. I’ve never felt so strongly about anyone.

She has a low-paid job as a carer and is always broke. The first time I gave her money was when her car was written-off and she couldn’t afford to buy a new one.