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I think my biggest gripe is I don't like the fact that I was infact the one being played

Where you played? Ideally, the game is about making everyone else work to get you--they them use their psychological tactics to draw YOU in.
Honestly, if you had a choice between working a grueling 9-5 job and pulling in a decent salary, or making an initial investment and then getting passive income (stocks, real estate, private businesses owned) as you go, which would you take?
You made a good initial investment and it paid off in high dividends with minimal effort on your part. Most investors would kill for that luck. Go focus on more important things now--like a threesome!