“After my divorce, I dated several women here in America,” Eric said in his introduction. “They did not work out. I had pretty much come to the conclusion that the universe wanted me single.”
He admitted that after getting to know Leida, who was the first to respond to his post, he initially wondered if he was getting catfished. After all, she was an actress, model, Miss Indonesia runner-up and was pursuing a medical career.
He emphasized, “I was amazed at who she was.”
Their relationship faced hurdles along the way, especially as Eric navigated his coparenting dynamic with his ex-wife, which included paying child support for his three daughters. For Leida’s part, she said at the time, “I don’t think Eric is making me his priority.”
She added, “He promised to take care of me and Alessandro, and he spends more money to the child support thing than he’s been spending on me and my son.”
