I have been friends with this girl on the net for about 3 years now. We became friends from playing an online video game. We played all the time and that's how our friendship grew. But over the last year an a half, she has been struggling in life. Her family fights with her other family, and her family is downright poor. So she finally asked me for help, and I did. I've actually helped her out about 5 times. Yes I've given her lots of cash and gifts for the major holidays to help cheer her up in the roughest of times. Its been about 3 months since we last spoke to each other, and the only way we talk to each other is through the net. Im logged on 24/7 and she's never on anymore. This is not the first time its happened, and I had to go through a lot of crap to get a hold of her last time. But now, we have each others email addys and she has a myspace type account. She checks this account everyday, and I msg'd her through her email and that account of hers, and got no response. The website shows her still logging on daily. I really cared for her a lot, perhaps too much. I definitely think I should let go but I really want other opinions. There is a lot more details that I'm leaving out but am willing to tell all to get the right answer. I do want this to work out but how I can resolve this if I can't even get her to talk to me?

I think that she does not feel the same for you as you do for her. It sounds to me as if she knew that she could come to you with a sob story and you would provide for what she needed. As harsh as it may seem I believe she was simply using you. Red flags go up when someone does not want to give a friend their email address or their myspace page.

So yes, I suggest you move on. I also suggest that you do not send money or gifts to people who you do not know. This girl could be anyone. You have no idea who she really is. She could have a fake myspace page and could have made up a whole bunch of things in order to get stuff out of you. Isn't curious how her family is so dirt poor yet they have a computer and internet access? Most dirt poor people I've encountered cannot afford such luxuries.