British man becomes star in Dominican Republic after Internet girlfriend rejects him for being 'too poor'
A British man has become an unlikely star in the Dominican Republic after being rejected by his Internet girlfriend for being “too poor.”
Mum-of-four, Wilfa Soto Peguero, claimed that she agreed to get to know Glyn Thomas Bailey in person after they had been speaking online and he offered to help raise her children.
However, when she went to collect him from the airport, she claims that he had no return ticket and no money.
After posting a social media video pleading for someone to take him off her hands because she didn’t have the money to maintain him, Peguero accidentally turned the pair into the most talked about couple in the Caribbean nation.
So much so, that Internet parodies portraying Bailey as a fake Prince Charming have surfaced, as well as an improvised rap video posted on Youtube by local teenagers – featuring him smiling and nodding in the background completely unaware of what they are saying.
Commenting on the fiasco, Peguero said, “When I checked his ticket I realised he'd come with the intention of staying here and I can't look after him.
“I have explained it to him a thousand ways. If I had my own house I'd let him stay but I don't.”
In a warning to other women, the struggling mother said she hopes people learn from what happened to her and don’t try to find love online.
“That was a mistake I made and won't make again,” she explained.
“Don't believe in anyone. Some men are good but many are bad and want to be maintained.
“I've got to look after him because he hasn't got any money.
“I've got my heart and I'm not going to refuse him food when he's not giving me any money but I can't look after him.”
While Bailey’s whereabouts is currently unknown, he is expected to be flown back to Britain in the coming days with the help of locally-based British diplomats.
A spokesperson for The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said, “Our staff in the Dominican Republic are offering assistance to a British man and are in contact with the local authorities.”
