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Below are stories that visitors to this site have chosen to share concerning the experiences that they have had meeting, flirting, and falling in love over the internet. It has been surprising to me to see the wide differences in ages, experiences, and advice left here. I hope that you can benefit from those experiences, because everyone that has been kind enough to share has left a part of themselves here to help you see what they have faced and what you could be facing should you chose to go the route that they did. That's not always easy, as I'm sure you know.
StoryI placed a personal ad online "just for fun" and ended up meeting the man of my dreams. In Nov. of 2000, Bob was searching for a down to earth contryish girl. Bob ran a search for horseback riding and country music, and my ad showed up.(I am a horseback rider who loves contry music) We wrote back and forth every day for 2 weeks before we decided to meet in person. We arranged to meet at Starbucks for coffee and conversation. We continued to date about 3-4 times a week meeting in various places, but not knowing where each other lived. One month after doing this we visited each other's houses. Bob romanced me off my feet. He brought flowers, called just to say "Hi", sent stuffed animals. He took me on many romantic dates including Disneyland and Catalina Island. We had a blast! On Feb 6,2001 Bob proposed to me and I said YES! We had a wonderfull engagement. Bob and I married March 16,2002. We had a great honeymoon! We are looking forward to many, many years of romance and deep love!
StoryOne morning feeling pretty bad for myself I looked up at the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in my kitchen. I was feeling so down that I spoke to the statue (which many people of my faith do). I asked, Is this what the lord wants of me? Am I to spend my life without my soulmate? I asked for a person who would understand and accept me for who I am. A man Who would love me and who I could love. I also mentioned that I wanted to meet someone who shared my heritage. Well, that night I got on the internet and was visiting a chat room when he entered. He spoke to me once or twice and I pretty much address the room when I spoke. This was not a dating chat room. After a while I left the room to play on line games which I love to do. Anyhow, he instant messaged me right away. I responded we talked the entire night and each night after that for almost 21/2 months. We discovered that although he lived a thousand miles away from me, he was originally from the same state and he even grew up in the same town as my mother. We even attended the same college. He told me that he was planning to move back home in a few months. He also told me that he had prayed and that God had heard his prayer too and sent me to him. Eventually, we exchanged e-mail addresses at work. Then throughout the day we would send e-mails usually at least twice per day. We also talked every night on the phone usually into the wee hours of the night. All I know is that everytime his screen named popped or I heard his voice on the phone my heart would skip a beat. He later told me that he felt the same. Well, two months later he moved home. We planned our meeting at a very romantic but public place. We met! We confirmed our love! And we have been together ever since. God had answered our prayers and sent us our soul mate, a one true love. That was last March (02). Today we are still going very strong. We see each other four to five days per week and talk at least two times per day. I know that he and I are truly blessed. We are life long partners and someday with Gods help we may completely share our lives together. Right now we are taking time to get to know each other and enjoying spending our time with each other. Every twist and turn along the way reveals one more truly amazing thing about him. I think I grow more in love with him each and everyday. I know I am truly blessed! Footnote 1: Everything he told me checked out I was very lucky. Footnote 2: When he got here (or back to me as we like to think of it) I could barely look at the computer screen because it just seemed so empty without his e-mail. I mentioned that and now I do get an occassional e-mail from him. Cyberdating can be very difficult because one tends to let their guard down very quickly. The one stumbling block that we discovered was that we had to in some ways start from scratch. Get reacquainted more or less like people who met more traditionally. We do love each other and that is one thing that didnt change. So good luck and God Bless! God made a partner for everyone I pray that someday you find yours.
StoryI am writing this to warn all women and girls out there to be VERY careful when meeting people online. I posted a story a year and a half ago about me and my ex that met online. That was a good experience I had but I've also had bad. One time is when I started talking to a guy on a Sat night, I talked to him Sat night, Sun night and picked him up monday afternoon. He stayed at my house from Monday to Friday. I left with him on Friday afternoon. I never told my family anything, I just up and left. It was the biggest mistake I couldve ever made. It took them 13 days from the day I ran away to find me. I thought I was in love so I went back to him. He played alotta mind games and he did hit me. I finally left him after almost 2 months. My relationships with some of my family members is still not the same and its been 2 months since I broke up with him. I regret it so much. I'm not saying there are good guys on the internet I'm just saying be careful!! If you have any questions feel free to e-mail me!!
StoryBack in 8th grade, my best friend had told me about how she had met someone online..and they were "dating online." I thought it would be kinda cool to do something like that. I'd never used my home computer to go in a chatroom before. So that day I went online and went into a chatroom on AOL, "WEIRD PEOPLE ONLY" was the name. I remember talking to a lot of people at first, and then forgetting about them the next day. I was going online for hours every night for a while, my parents were even getting concerned. After a while it started getting boring and I completely forgot about chatroom and went back to my regular 8th grade life. I would come online occasionally to check my e-mail since I now had an account of my own. My friends wrote me e-mails and I'd check them almost every night. At first I didn't pay much attention to the 17/m/NV, that would talk to me every time I came to check my mail, but after a while I started getting more interested in him and I wasn't coming on just to check my e-mails but I was coming online to talk to him. I remember talking to him for hours every night. 2 years and 9 months later im still talking to him. After the first (I think) 6 months a lot of problems started dropping on him, and he wasn't coming on anymore. One day someone IMed me with his screen name, it was his brother who asked me if I'd ever just wanted to talk to "17/m/NV" i said yea I've wanted to, and his brother told me that "17/m/NV" still wanted to talk to me but no longer had the time. So I got the number and one day built up the courage to call him. So there I was a 15 year old girl calling a 17 year old boi I had met online who lived 11 hours away. The first time I heard his voice, I loved him..he said "WHAT...YOU'RE (BLANK)from AOL?? why are you calling? Did you dial the wrong number.?" I just wanted to laughat his insecurity. I said "oh yea I called a long distance out of state on accident!" Well, we kept talking and exchanged I LOVE YOUS once in a while. Sometimes I even forgot I'd never met him. Anyways (almost) 3 years later I still haven't met him..i want to but I don't want to destroy my dreams. My biggest feared question is WHAT IF WE DON'T LIKE EACH OTHER ONCE WE MEET? I guess I cant leave it unanswered for ever, im sure I will see him soon, but I love him and although I've been with and dated other guys...hes all im thinking about inside.
StoryWhen I was about 16 a friend of mine started chatting with this girl from Tennessee. Well I live in Oklahoma so I just figured it was a fun chat. Well her and I eventually started to talk, got to know each other, then got hooked up. I just figured it wasn't anything special. Well two years later we are married, have adopted her neice, and we own our own home.
StoryTwo years ago I finally bought a home computer and connected on the Internet. Quite by accident I found a chatroom site, and was frankly amazed by the ability to communicate from people in different areas of the world. It was so interesting to me, and since I am single and live alone, I spent quite a bit of time chatting with others. I eventually "met" a single man from Europe who was my age, seemed intelligent, and had a sense of humor. Perfect. He eventually started calling me on the telephone. When I heard his European accent, I was totally smitten, as he claimed to be over my southern US accent. After nearly 9 months of almost daily talks, it was decided that I, along with my sister, would go over to visit him in Europe and stay at his flat. It was perfect as there was no way I could afford to go to Europe with the expense of having to stay in a hotel. Well, his flat was a total filthy dump...my sister and I couldn't manage to stay in those conditions, so she cleaned his kitchen, I cleaned the bathroom. We ended up sightseeing mostly without my friend as he was physically ill the entire time we were there. I asked if he had medical problems he had not told me about, he said he didn't know what was wrong with him. Two months after I had returned back home, he called, said he had a plane ticket to come visit me and would be here in two days. I scrambled to get someone to fill in for me at work, and was rather annoyed with the imposition he was causing me, but felt that I owed him a visit to reciprocate his generosity for letting my sister and I stay with him. He arrived drunk, had bottles of 100 proof alcohol which he proceeded to drink like mineral water, stumbled and fell on an antique table I had and broke it beyond repair. Spent a week passed out on my bed, sofa, and even in the bathtub. I finally poured the remaining alcohol down the sink a few days before he was to return home. Got him to the airport and he went into a seizure at the check-out counter, taking me to the floor with him. Spent 2 days in the hospital while he went through detox, enough to get him on a plane and out of here. And to this day, I still cannot answer my telephone without first checking my caller ID to make sure I don't answer his calls. No more cyber relationships for me !
StoryI know you are probably expecting a horror story of some kind, but my tale of love is excatly that, love. I spent this summer very ill and in and out of the hospital. After recovering from several surgeries at home, I spent alot of time on the net. I was looking to get a penpal in the traditional sense. I met a Scottish lad, and I e-mailed him and he responded to me ASAP. We steadily emailed everyday for about a month, when I gave him my number and he gave me his. We talked on the phone for hours everynight and I talked to his mom and brothers. As, I am from Canada and still in university, I knew a meeting was going to be difficult. However, when you feel it in your heart and know in your soul that you love someone and they love you, then you do what a girls gotta do! I am headed there on Thursday and am ready to be with my soul mate and to chase my dreams.
StoryAfter reading many of the other storys,I decided to tell you mine. I'll be 18 in a few months, but my story started almost 3 years ago on December 31st 1999, when I was 14. I was in an aol chat room, bored out of my mind, and I don't remember how, but I began talking with this 17 year old guy (he's 20 now). We really hit it off, and before I signed off he asked if he could put me on his buddy list, and of course I said yes. After that we talked practically everyday, usually for hours. After a couple months he asked if he could call me on the phone, I hesitated, but finally gave him my number. We talked on the phone for hours that night. I slowly started to feel something for him, but I wouldnt dare tell him. Finally one day he mentioned that he really had feelings for me. In Nov or Dec 2001, I broke it off with him, and sent him an email telling him goodbye. Then I changed my screen-name before he could reply. About two months ago, I got back in touch with him, and appologized for how mean I had been, and inconsiderate towards his feelings. To my surprise he forgave me, and was still very much willing to be my friend. My feelings for him are still there, even stronger than before, and even though he still cares about me, and jokes around about marriage, there is another girl who he is in love with... one of his good friends, and even though it hurts me, I listen to him talk about her and give him advice on what he should do. They are right, you never know what you have until you lose it. On New Years Eve, it will be 3 years since we met. And I will be meeting him this summer. I know that I have found a life long friend, but I think I probably lost my chance to have him as something more. I'm usually very into looks, but in this situation I was forced to get to know someones personality. Which I fell in love with. I've seen his pictures, and he's not physically my type... but this whole thing has helped me realize that even though someone may not be all that beautiful on the outside, they can be the most gorgeous person on the inside. But, no matter what... everyone needs to be careful when talking to and meeting people online. So... goodluck to everyoe who is in online relationships, but please be careful, but also have fun!
StoryI was divorced after 29 years of marriage. Soon thereafter I began spending time with a wonderful lady that I had known for several years. She taught me that life isn’t over until it’s over, and gave me the encouragement I needed to go on living. We fell in love, I asked her to marry me, and a week later she died in a car accident. I was devastated, but soon realized that the best way to honor her memory was not to give up, but to keep alive the part of her that she had shared with me and the rest of the world. Getting to know new people and dating seemed a daunting challenge to me. Sitting by the computer one evening, it occurred to me that signing up on a dating site might just help me become more comfortable with the process, and possibly make some connections in the city I was planning to move to. Little did I know that a very special lady across the state was waiting for my profile to pop up on her computer. There was an instant spiritual bond, we met three weeks later, and the rest is history. After eight months of weekends together, nights on the phone, and sharing our souls, we are less than two months away from our wedding day and couldn't be happier. Misty's story - http://www.pad39a.com/sue/
StoryI saw this guy's email address and information on the internet and i decided to email him because he seemed very cool and sweet to talk to. it just so happened that he lived 30 miles away from where i live. we picked july 27, 2002 to finally meet eachother. it was 3 days after my 15 birthday. when i met him, he looked pretty familiar to me. i remembered we had spoken at wal-mart a couple of months back and we have been dating since. he is really sweet and generous. he is a wonderful guy to be with. this year on july 27 will be 1 year we have been together.
StoryI met the most amazingly wonderful man online about 6 months ago...he had sent me an instant message on Aol and we began chatting...I was very reluctant to give out much personal information to him..I figured he was another one of those weirdos that just wanted cyber sex...In fact I remember being quite rude to him at first when he asked what I looked like...we had chatted a few times and he asked if he could call me...I was in a very weird spot my husband and I had been seperated for several months but due to the financial situation still lived together...I told him that I would call him because of the living arrangements..we spoke on the phone for a good couple hours and had so much fun just talking and getting to know one another...both of us were seperated he longer than I and neither one of us were looking for anything more than a chat partner...we chatted online and I would call every once in a while...I was starting to feel this connection to him that was just unbelievable....we started calling eachother everyday....(did I mention he is clear across the country?) when we aren't able to speak to eachother I feel totally lost without him....I would find myself calling his house just to hear his voice on the machine....lol...Little did I know he did the same.. we have traded pictures...the funny thing is... If I were to have met him face to face...he wouldn't generally be the type I am interested in, but having been able to get to know the person on the inside first...I know that our relationship is not based on superficial things and appearence...I have fallen so in love with him...at times I think I have lost my mind...I have never believed in finding love online...We have planned to meet for the first time in a couple of weeks...I am so excited...My best advice for those of you who are toying with the idea of finding your mate online.... the key is to be comfortable enough to be yourself and not pretend to be something you are not...that way the person gets to know the real you....I will check back in a couple weeks and let you alll know how it went...bye
StoryThis is a story about second chances. My name is Cecilia and I live in Portland, Oregon. I grew up in southern California, having moved here in 1998. A promotion to the corporate department of the company I worked for brought me here. The real story begins many years ago, in 1979. I had recently graduated from community college and was working as an oral surgeon's assistant at a large dental practice. I was just 21. The national pastime back then was going to clubs and dancing...the typical venue was someplace smallish, with a live band, and good old Disco music between the sets. I lived not far from a club by the name of BoJack's. I can't even recall the reason I began visiting that particular place, other than it was close and I had just turned 21. As a matter of fact, my first visit there was on my 21st birthday. One night in the spring of 1979, I was at BoJack's, listening to the band, being a bit of a social butterfly (or so it seemed). The band, Gypsy, played several top 40 songs from that era. I liked them, but recall saying something to the lead singer during a break between sets. Some of the songs they played begged for a female backup singer, and Gypsy had none. Leo, (the singer) more-or-less challenged me to get up there and sing with them, then. I had sung publicly before, so it wasn't something I was about to back away from. Rather, I found the idea great fun, and sure enough, I got up and sang with them--to Rick James' "You and I". Of course this endeared the band to me even more. Funny, but I can even remember what I wore: Black satin pants, a pink satin shirt with a black rose in the pocket. It had almost a tuxedo look about it. It wasn't the first nor the last time I got up and sang with Gypsy--I became something of a "guest vocalist". One night I was sitting at a table, when the guitarist paused where I sat and asked if I was going to sing that night. I can't say for sure if I did, but I probably did sing. That was not the important part. The important part was the guitarist who asked me. His name was Duane, and it was the first time I believe we'd spoken directly to one another. Duane was tall, slightly rangy, with light brown hair and blue eyes and very deep and very soft voice. He was darling. I can't say exactly what time it was or even what day it was when I decided I had a crush on him. I do know that I was auditioning for another band, and the lead of that band came to my apartment to "audition" me. It was a nightmare. He made it clear that he wanted me as more than a vocalist, and went so far as to invite himself into my bedroom, disrobe, and crawl into my bed. I was aghast. I went down to BoJack's and mentioned to the guys in the band what was taking place at my apartment, and asked if anyone would mind escorting me back so as to dispense with the unwelcome visitor. Duane volunteered. We spent most of that night, sitting in my living room, just kind of waiting for Mr. Naked to put his clothes on and leave. Mr. Naked became secondary. Duane, as I discovered, was disarmingly sweet, smart and funny. I was instantly crazy about him. From that point on, we became an "us". It was a very gentle and romantically sweet relationship. I fell in love with Duane. I don't think I ever came right out and said it-I used to tell him I adored him--which I did. As the months passed, we grew apart and it seemed he had less and less time to spend with me. I was rather heartbroken about this, but I wasn't the sort to really make such a thing known, so I just let go....and dated a few forgettable guys and then I joined the Army. When I returned, I was pregnant with my son and engaged to be married. Duane and I remained friends, and spent many hours on the phone, or visiting in person. Whatever sting I'd felt by the seeming rejection from a few years before was replaced by a new fondness, of Duane as my friend and confidante. The time came when my fiance returned from Germany and he and I married and moved to Georgia. Duane and I continued to correspond by mail. My marriage was not a good one. It seemed doomed from the start. Not only was it doomed, but I got pregnant again, right away, the very first time my husband and I had unprotected sex, on New Year's Eve, 1982. By May, I had had enough of Micheal and his tyrades, and I packed up my son, my things and took myself (unborn daughter included) back to California. By then Duane was becoming "Good Old Duane", my pal, my rock. We visited and talked frequently. He had a girlfiend, which was not a problem with either of us since our relationship by then was completely platonic and I had enough on my hands with a toddler and a baby. Eventually Duane moved to the Berkeley area, and I remained in Orange County. I had a number of relationships, some short, some longer, and remarried once--and divorced again. In 1998 I moved to Portland, and sometime around Christmas of 2001, I found an email address for Duane and sent him a Christmas hello. We exchanged a few letters and then fell out of touch. In December 2002, my son's band was entered into a contest, and I once again found Duane's email address and suggested he visit Sean's site and check out the band. A few weeks later it seems, I got a letter back, and in the letter, Duane revealed that his marriage was coming to an end. What followed was a flurry of letters--no, more like an avalanche. After several letters, we decided to chat by phone, and it was evident early on that there was what could at first be called "harmless flirting" taking place. This was followed by serious flirting, and we soon found ourselves in a dilemma. Duane lived 650 miles from me, still had a wife, and was now dating the girl he dated back in 1979, before he met me. Talk about complications! I can't say exactly when or even how it happened, but it seemed that through our letters and conversations, we got a deeper look into one another's minds and souls than we'd ever done before. I was now a technician and a buyer for two busy emergency animal hospitals in Portland, and Duane was a research physicist for a major laboratory in the Bay area. The story has not ended; it's just beginning, really. Next week, March 7th, Duane is driving up here to visit. It will be the first time in 14 years we have been face-to-face. I love him again, and I think he's on his way there with me. If all goes well, I can assure you all that another 24 years will not slip by without this man. I'll pull up my roots, move to the Bay area and marry the guy, plain and simple. There is so much to our chemistry that a simple story just cannot do justice to. Suffice it to say however, that at the very least I have rediscovered my best friend, and quite possibly the man I'm going to share the rest of my life with. I will post an update and let you all know how it turns out. Best to all, Cecilia
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Storyi would like to have new friends on the netand meet them in person hope this will work for me to meet someone whom i can share the rest of my life.....
Storyhi i met this guy on the net last year we met on feb 14 val day we started as friends and then we grew 2 like each otha i used 2 call him evry day from skool chatted with him every day he used 2 live in a country near me and used 2 come every weekend 2 c me it was great and then he asked me out i said yes we have been togtha ever since wer gettin enaged in oct and marrried in 3 years i luv him very much hes a veryu understandin and sweet person
Storyhi i met this guy on the net last year we met on feb 14 val day we started as friends and then we grew 2 like each otha i used 2 call him evry day from skool chatted with him every day he used 2 live in a country near me and used 2 come every weekend 2 c me it was great and then he asked me out i said yes we have been togtha ever since wer gettin enaged in oct and marrried in 3 years i luv him very much hes a veryu understandin and sweet person |
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