Something very similar happened to me as well.
I had "met" someone on a different board upon which I am a
very active member. It began innocently enough...mostly with me replying to messages that he would post to promote the one-man performances which he wrote, produced and performed. Very talented guy.
Anyway, one night while I was working, he IM-ed me (I have AIM and used to leave it up at work for a welcome distraction) and we began talking. He was a bright & very intuitive lad who had led a pretty isolated life, as is common for young performers. In any case, we soon found that we had similar interests and personalities, and a friendship was formed.
This was not your typical "online relationship" by any means. Everything was out in the open and honest (at least for the most part). We confided in each other and were very much emotionally and spiritually connected. He would often send me pictures as well, so I knew what he looked like & there was no deception whatever there.
It wasn't very long afterward that this "friendship" evolved into something more. Like I said, we were very connected and open, and the connection begat the openness and vice versa. Eventually we had planned to get together for the New Year's week.
But wouldn't you know it? Just a few months before my "friend's" scheduled visit, I met the man who is now my boyfriend, whom I was instantly smitten by. Upon learning this, my "friend" became quite jealous and resented the fact that some new guy was moving in on what seemed like his territory.
Guys.
I left the playing field open. Having been semi-recently divorced, I was in no rush to "settle down" with
anyone just yet. I was not even comfortable with the whole "dating" idea, to be honest. So I maintained a friendship with both guys. And eventually, I just became fed up with behavioural flaws of my far away "friend," and told him that I no longer desired any type of relationship with him. This was an emotional blow to both of us, considering how close we'd been over the years. But I'd really had more than enough.
Anyway, eventually, I ended up seeing & getting together with the other guy that I had met (in real life!). We have been together for just over a year now.
But that year hasn't been easy...especially given that my "friend" refused to give up on me. He became very obsessed and would IM & e-mail me quite often, moping about having been "cast aside" even though he was the one who had screwed himself over in the game.
Anyway, he began showing up in the chatroom on the other message board where we had met. He still called me on the phone. I literally couldn't escape this guy...and my new boyfriend was not happy about that, as you can imagine.
The harrassment continued for over a year. I deleted his e-mails without reading them, and I tried to block him from my buddy list. But every time I blocked him, he would set up a new account & screen name & continue to IM me. Fortunately, he
had stopped calling.
The last time he tried IM-ing me was actually just a few days ago. I didn't respond, but instead I invited my boyfriend (who was present at the time) to sit down and answer him instead.
And he did. Told the guy off & I haven't heard from him since. Hopefully I never will again.
So anyway, you first need to express to this person that their excessive attention is making you uncomfortable and that you would prefer to stay on the Catholic subject only.
If that doesn't work, try making yourself purposefully unreachable. Don't show up in places (online) where you know she will be, and tell her (when she asks) that you've been busy.
If she still insists upon her obsessive behaviours with you, then you should stop chatting there for awhile, delete her from your IM list, and possibly change your e-mail address. DO NOT GIVE HER YOUR PHONE NUMBER.
Anyway, I know this is a little long & I apologize for that, but I've had a very personal & semi-recent experience with this, so I felt compelled to add something. Hope everything works out ok, Christiana.
God bless.