Date:

25/05/01

 

Name:

Sonic2k

 

Age:

24

 

Dated-online-before:

No

 

Would-recommend-dating-online:

Yes

Story

First off- I know the webmaster of this site personally and I have been getting advice from her. What has happened to me is the greatest thing I have ever experienced, ever.

I grew up as a recluse, always being insulted at school and told that I am a piece of sh*t. I left school and went on to get an excellent education by means of a scholarship. Even during those years I was still much of a recluse.

Somehow, on a videogame related website I found a link to a girl's website. Initially I thought this was a 15 year old I was dealing with. I emailed her and just left a comment about her site. She replied and I picked up this was a 21 year old lady I was writing to. She asked me if I had any ideas for a fiction she wanted to write. For reasons unknown to me, I replied and gave her some ideas I had. From then on we kept in touch about it and after about three weeks she told me to get ICQ so that she could talk to me about our little project. After about a month, things started to get close up and personal. I found myself falling in love with her and then I made the bold move of sending her my picture. After that, I was informed by a friend that she had started to fall for me, this was more or less around August. I then decided I would go for it. JUst like that I made a decision that had a massive impact. I already knew a lot of her details and basically, I checked her out and I was happy that she had told me the absolute truth about herself.

In mid-October she confronted me about her religion. She told me she was not sure if it could work if I was not aware of some things. I asked her to come right out with it. She told me she believed in an earth-based religion. By this time I didn't really careabout anything else but her and I told her I accept her regardless. From that day on I knew I had her because she let down all her inhibitions and got really friendly with me. I told her I wanna come meet her and we made plans to do it.

During the period from November 2000 to May 2001, we really started to cyber date, and that is when we started sending each other cards, hugs and kisses and such. I also sent her several gifts for Christmas and for friendship. She really liked them and told me she felt special.

Sometime in Feb 2001 we had a discussion about what we wanted to do with our lives. I dunno how but I just knew it was inevitable that I was gonna be with her forever. I asked her about the dreaded "M" word. Her response still makes me go cold to this day. just like that she replied "Oh of COURSE, <hug> <hug> <hug>" I practically crapped myself but I was happy. But from the start I decided I was going to be the one to sacrifice and move to her. Since we decided on tying the knot, slowly all her family started making contact with me, and I found I really liked them as my own.

Now the first crisis we faced was me going to the USA. I am a South African, and, I encountered a wall. I was denied two visa applications on unclear grounds. Basically my country is falling apart and people are running out of here, so they have stopped visa applications for fear of the so-called "brain drain" probably at request of the SA govt.

Together we faced this setback, and we made plans. She decided to come here, and I am so happy cuz she is on her way. She will come here so that we can convince the US Consulate to admit me into the USA.

This whole relationship has worked for me...and its now more than a year that we are seeing each other. I have no doubt that this will work because we are simply too much in love with each other. I am loooking forward to moving to the USA, and to life with her.

Soulmates, or perfect partner matches can be found in the most unexpected of places. That is what I learned by all of this.

 

~Sonic2k~

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Date:

05/29/01

 

Name:

Tan

 

Email:

_female27@excite.com

 

Age:

27

 

Dated-online-before:

No

 

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

I live in Canada, and for the last year I have been involved with a man in England. We talk every day, sometimes many times. This we find is the building block of our relationship, and I can say thou we are apart, this is the best relationship I have ever been in. I find in relationships where two people are able to do physical things together, they quickly forget about talking or learning of each other. It is very easy to let emotions and conversation slip out of the relationship in physical, online you must have emotion, and conversation or you have nothing.

My Sweetheart and I have been together twice (for a little over a month) in the last year, and I will see him again in four months! Hopefully he will be able to stay until Christmas (fingers crossed!)

The hardest thing with not having the ability to touch each other is the little things people take for granted, like the sparkle in each others eyes when we see each other, or even his snoring! He snores something awful, and ever this is something I miss terribly - thou I won't admit this to him!

 

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Date:

5/4/01

Name:

jeannette tricarico

 

Email:

1603 patrica drive

 

Age:

21

 

Dated-online-before:

No

 

Would-recommend-dating-online:

Yes

Story

the story i would like to share is about how ur soulmate can be right in front of ur eyes and u not no it as is so in my case

 

Date:

05/08/01

 

Name:

Lost Netski

 

Email:

netski@freevalue4me.com

Age:

26

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

Yes

Story

I choose to put ads on-line to meet men because I had no time for going out and I had no intrest at all in meeting someone in a bar/club. So, I figured I worked full-time and I worked alot of overtime so why not place an ad and search the personals on-line.... What the hay we only live once... And this way I could choose who I was looking for and a man could choose who he was looking for.

I am a Large woman with 2 kids so finding the one for me is a bit harder. I met alot of people thru the screen of my computer, and you can't trust them all, cause yu run the chance of meeting a married man, pycho, ect. I figure we take that chance anywhere we meet a man, the only chance we dont take is the chance we end up talking to a child. Luckliy I have never had that unfortant experience happen to me.

Well, I had all these chat programs on my com puter and I had fun with them, for a while I was totally addicted to chat one night I was just checking my E-mail and I recieved a random message on ICQ and there he was at the time I didn't know it....

He had a girlfriend who was playing games with him and she hurt him really bad. They were at the beginning at the next stage of their relationship and she was avoiding him and not giving him any straight answers, then she really did it she stood him up after he planned a very nice dinner for them at a fine resturant to discuss their relationship.

During this time of all this happening W.J. (we will call him) and I were becoming very close friends, and somewhat intrested in each other but we kept it to only friendship due to the girl friend.

Well, when it was offically over we set up a time to meet and due to the fact he lives over 300 miles away, I planned a trip to go see him and I got a hotel and the night I got there he couldn't show up as planned, but the next morning he was there. We spent the rest of the weekend together, our first date was at the Local Stadium for a "Monster Truck Show."

One of his good friends went with us, and we had a blast that night against better judgement we spent a the night together and it turned out nice, we just slept together and he was a complete gentleman aside from all of my advances.

We enjoyed a nice day, afternoon, evening, and night together.

Over the next 2 years we got closer and closer. We finally decided when I finished school, I was going to move closer to him and build our relationship more. We have had many challenges, I had friends who have tried with all thier might to change my mind and leave doubts in my head about the man I had fallen in love with over a computer screen. Well, needless to say W.J. is a very busy man and we seem to have drifted apart, and in the midest of my lonliness..... One day, someone a few months ago someone also very special to me random messaged me on ICQ, I chat with a lot of diffrent people and all of my buddies are a mixture of family and friends of both sexes and I do admit I flirt alot.... But I never expected to someone to capture my heart quite like W.J. did. I was totally caught off gaurd and because W.J. is so busy all of the time I never get any attention from him anymore, no phonme calls, no e-mails, no off line messages like I used to get and when we do talki he only has about 5 to 10 minutes to chat.

So, I started making friends with this man K.S. (is what we will call him), I am always honest and up front with everybody about W.J., but this guy didn't care, he calls me everynight and everymorning to say "GOODNIGHT" and "GOODMORNING" to me and when he is on-line which is mostly when he is at work, he always says hello, and makes time to talk with me.

Now we have not met in person yet, but I already feel a deep connection with him, he takes time, shows me attention, opens up to me, and makes me laugh and always makes me blush....

Sometimes I go 2 weeks with no word from W.J. and this other special guy K.S. shows me attention and shows me he wants to be with me.

Now, I am the one stuck with the deleima on who I choose and who I choose to move closer too. I am going to meet K.S. in a couple of weeks, and get to know him better.

The reason I am sharing my story is I am hoping that I will get feed back from all that read it.

This all started when I was 26 and I am now 29.

I keep thinking if I move to be with W.J., I am just terrified I will be left alone alot and he will be too busy for me.

Then I think in my head that if I move to be with K.S. (Granted all works well as we develop our relationship, and after we meet.) I think to my self he will be there and I won't be alone because he wont be too busy to spend time with me, and develop something strong and long lasting with me.

Just remember that On-line relationships can be just as confusing and painful as meeting someone at the club or fitness center.

They can also become just as much as a triangle of love as any, and yes I do believe the feelings you have with a peron on-line can be just as strong if not stronger on line than in person.

Think about it you fall in love with the person, not his wallet, looks, the way he makes love to you, or his or her sexual features. All of those things are a PLUS defiantly, but we end up loving the person not all of the other things, so why not get to know the person first and then enjoy the luxuries of the other partner.

After it is all said and done, when the love making is over, the money is spent, the sexual features, and the good looks. We all crave intelligent conversation, someone to laugh with, cry with, have the same intrests, and enjoy each other over all.

You can determine that in a chat conversation, and in phone conversations, and one of the best arguments/lovers quarrels/fights/heated discussions; I ever had with a man is on-line with him, because we found out that we could both do that on-line and still laugh through our argument, in my book that is a healthy argument.

We all need our relationships to be healthy.

Now that I have gone on forever, I would love to chat with anyone who has some wisdom, advice, constructive (not mean or nasty) critisizim.

Love and Friendship to All~ Netski

Date:

03/30/01

Name:

Beth

Email:

 

Age:

16

Dated-online-before:

No

Would-recommend-dating-online:

Yes

Story

I went on an internet chat room on msn on 19th May 2000. I'd only had the internet for a while and i was feeling bored so I just went in expecting nothing. little did I know that my life would change from that day. I met Michael in that chat room and we started talking. we talked for hours, got on really well and had loads in common, so we decided we would talk again the next night, and the next night... this went on for about 3 months until we had become really good friends. I always knew he was special even then but i never thought of him as a potential boyfriend, I never believed in long distance relationships and we live 210 miles apart. Then I went on holiday and found myself missing michael a lot. The day after I came home, I was talking to michael on the internet and he asked me if he could phone me. I was very nervous, but we actually got on really well on the phone. so we started chatting on the phone for a while. after about 3 weeks, Michael travelled those 210 miles to spend a day in london with me, and it was the most amazing day of my life. From the moment i saw him, i thought he was so gorgeous and I immediately fell in love. 2 months later, Michael asked me to marry him and I said yes! we have the best relationship, we talk on the phone every night and see eachother about every 3 weeks. I really love him and im so lucky to have found a soulmate, best friend and future husband who I want to spend the rest of my life with. And it all started here on the internet! :)

Name:

sheila

Email:

 

Age:

24

Dated-online-before:

No

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

I was in a college when i met this guy. I never had what is called "chatting" in my life. It was so popular in my college by that time. Some friends told me not to start it as it could be addicted. Anyway, while i was in the college, I was stuck with one subject and thought probably i could ask someone to help me. So I started searching the net to find an educated person I need :). I ended up finding one penpal website. So I emailed some people to be my friends. From one of those people, only one person who replied my email regularly. I met this guy who i was not interested that much. But since my purpose was to get help, so i didn't care how his looks. We ended up sending emails. I sent lots of emails and he replied any single emails I sent. This happened in May 1998. Then I was getting closer to him. He introduced me ICQ for the first time. then we started chatting for hours everyday. I was in Australia and he was in US. So we chatted in both Australia and US time, which was hard for him. We normally chatted after I finished school, about 3-6pm, which means at 9pm-12am. So he spent till after hours everyday and he didn't mind with that. We spent pictures, secrets, etc on ICQ. About 1 month he called me. From that time we communicated thru emails, ICQ and telephone everyday. I liked him but didn't show him how i felt, until one day, I got a call from my dorm receptionist. She said "I got a special delivery". I never had a special delivery, sent to my dorm before. And guess what, it was a bunch of flower. I still remember It was yellow roses and purple irish. It was so beautiful.

I was so surprised and so happy. Couldn't believe he sent me flower from the net. He said he planned to visit me. I thought it was a bullshit before. You know, Australia - US is not a short distance. So basically I couldn't believe what he told me. In 3 months, he really came to visit me. I couldn't believe it. i was so nervous at the airport. I even didn't see him when he actually approached me and said hi!!

Then we started dating in a real life for a year. He got a job in Australia but it's funny because his job transferred him back to US. So he wanted me to come with him. In January 2000 we got married and live happily till now.

To me, to find a right person on the net is a wonderful experience even though i found that long distance relationship is so expensive, especially for a student like me.

Name:

Amber

Email:

turtles2584@hotmail.com

Age:

16

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

I was in a chat room one night just because I was bored and had no one to talk to. I met a guy named Keith who went to college about 2 1/2 hours from me. We talked alot that night. I had told him that I had never kissed a guy and I was pretty embarassed by that but hey he didn't know me. He told me if I ever wanted it he would drive out here to give me my first kiss. Before I knew it he was talking about coming up the following weekend. I had told him I worked until 230 so he said he'd pick me up at work. I work at a supermarket and I was at my register and I knew it was getting close so I kept watching people. I saw a guy walk by that looked just like the pic I sent him. I almost died I was so nervous. Luckily there was no wierd silence or anything. We went back to my house and watched movies. This happened February 10,2001 and I'm still with him!! No one knows how we met but neither of us care.

sugarandspice

Email:

sugarandspice@psychochick.com

Age:

 

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

Yes

Story

my sotories kinda weird because when i first met alvin I wasetn very interested him that much, the first night we met we stayed up all night talkin and laughing and as we got to know each other more i dident really think of him in that way just as friends. So a couple of weeks later we were talkin and just like out of the blue he says "i love you". I thought he meant as friends so I said as friends right? That was probably 1 of the most stupidest things i had ever done. After me not realizing he meant more then friends a few monthes later he was talking to me and we were talking about something, feelings I think and he says all this stuff to me and he said he had a girlfriend, and then my heart just stopped I sat there with my mouth open and I dient say anything for a few seconds thats wheni realized that I loved him, that was the weirdest thing I had ever felt before and I told him about it and I just dident feel comfortable around him anymore we almost werent friends anymore but he wouldent let me do that because thats the kinda sweet person he is. weeks went on and things got better and of course i still loved him, and he tells me that him and his girlfriend brokeup but not in so many words. the first thing i thought was yay!! but we still remaind friends for awhile longer untill one night he we were talking about something I wont mention and he said I think its time we should be more then friends, i kinda believed him and then i kinda dident, so i wrote him an e-mail asking were we or werent we a coulpe and he told me to decide. so now here we are maybe in what i would call the most perfect relationship I've ever been in, the feelings to amazing to describe, hes just the most sweetest generous funniest person I've ever met and hes the only one that has ever made me feel this way, ya know the first love feeling, I'm crazy about him and I'm sure he knows it. Kinda feels like I could be with him forever.

Name:

Feline_1409

Email:

 

Age:

26

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

Well the person that I am dating now, I met online on November 1999. We just seemed to hit it off even though we were from different countries. Me from Scotland, him from America. We both knew very quickly how we felt about each other and when I visited last year for the second time in America he proposed and I said yes.

We plan to marry this year around the Summer time depending on when my visa goes through. He is the best thing that has ever happened to me and wouldn't ever be without him.

Its been rough, long distance love is hard but we both wanted it and made it happen.

Name:

Princess Laya

Email:

 

Age:

14

Dated-online-before:

Flirted some, if that counts

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

in JUne 2000, i was in a chat room chatting with some people when this guy my age logged on. he lives about 12 hr drive from me. we got to talkign and he seemed like me. so i gave him my MSN email address and we talked regularly. i introduced him to my friends and we all began chatting. one time when i wasnt home my friends were chatting with him and they said: i think that you and laya make a very good couple. he said i think we would too. so they told me the next day. i hadnt told them that i had had a MAJOR crush on him for a while. so he sent me his picture and he was very cute. i became a little skeptical wondering if i shuold send him one of me. i havent yet...but thats another story. he then gave me his home address so i could send him a personally written letter.(mid october 2000) he received the letter and sent one back. and so we communitcated that way, its almost FEB 2001 and we are still chatting. although we are both too young to pay for a plane ticket to visit one another, and our parents dont approve we plan to keep chatting and eventually save up the money to meet each other...

:) its good and we are happy

Name:

Jay

Email:

belman1978@hotmail.com

Age:

21

Dated-online-before:

No

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

Summer was in,and one day I couldn't stand the boredom.So I decided to buy myself a new computer just to play around with.I hadn't thought about the idea of signing on to the internet,but my friend convinced me into giving it a try.So she introduced me to chat rooms,and instant messaging.At first I wasn't very excited about the idea,but time made me change my mind.So I signed on to AOL and decided to go into the "Times Square" chat room on my own.I stayed in there for awhile,just listening to the other people chatting.I then asked if anyone would want to chat and soon enough I recieved an instant message from a girl named Alice.She was 18 and living in South California,which wasn't that far from Las Vegas.Before we knew it,we were talking for almost 4 hours online.I didn't expect the conversation to last that long either. Suddenly,the girl asks for my number.At first I hesitated,but eventually bought into it.So I got offline,and the phone rang a minute later.My heart was pounding so hard,and I didn't know what to expect.I answered the phone and heard the sweetest voice.I was certainly interested in Alice from that point,but I didn't expect it to go anywhere.So we talked on the phone for 2 hours more,and it was time to say goodbye.I didn't want to let her go though. Alice and I talked constantly on the phone at least once a day from then on.Then came the day when I told her that I loved her.And what's great is that she told me she loved me too. Months passed,and I couldn't believe that she was still in my life.I didn't expect these things to last that long.I could tell that I was really into her,from all the expensive phone bills I fought with my parents about every month. Christmas time came,and Alice called me saying she was coming down to Vegas on Christmas day.I nearly jumped out of my seat.I couldn't believe that I was finally going to meet the girl I've wanted so bad ever since.Unfortunately we couldn't meet because of her parents and me being busy during the holidays.But we stuck together no matter what,despite our differences (Alice being Korean and I being German/Italian)I tried to meet with her when I was in town,but somehow we never ended up meeting.But she was ok with that,and our relationship carried on.I was living a dream until June came.It had almost been a year we've been talking.But as time passed I could sense that Alice wasn't talking as much as before.I told her to tell me the truth about how she really felt from that point,but she told me she was okay. I soon learned from Alice's friend that she really wasn't interested anymore.That really hurt me a lot,because I really loved that girl.What's worse was that I also learned that Alice had lied to me about her real age.She was really 16 that time we met.That made me even more angry,so I decided to end it. It's now been 6 months since I said goodbye to Alice,and I really am regreting what I did.I wish I didn't over react to that silly little lie about her age,but I did.6 months and I still ain't over Alice.I still love her very much,but that isn't enough to bring her back.

Name:

Sarah

Email:

 

Age:

30

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

We had exchanged emails, pictures and talked every day on the phone for about a week before meeting in person. We seemed to get along great on the phone, he seemed funny and smart. Anyway, we met at a kiosk in a mall, planning to go for dinner. When he got there, we stood and chatted a few moments (he brought me a single rose), and i said "want to go grab a bite to eat?" His response was, "my back hurts, i want a back rub first." I thought he was talking about the backrub place in the mall (you can walk in, lean face-down on a special chair, and you get a 5 minute back rub), i said okay, but quickly realized he was headed OUT of the mall. So, of course, i stopped him and asked what he was doing and he said, "You don't want me to give you a back rub?" "No, it's the first time we've met!" He said OKAY and walked off. (thank god!)

Name:

Alli

Email:

 

Age:

13

Dated-online-before:

No

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

First off, I would like to thank Napster! Unlike many, who met in chatrooms, my boyfriend and I, met on Napster. Ed was 14 and I was 13. (I'm 14 now, and he's going to be turning 15 soon,) Ed was downloading a Nirvana rareity song off me. I was bored and his screen name looked interesting, so I IMed him. We began to talk and then switched over to AOL and AIM. There we got more intament such as real names and life stories. Ed at the time had a big crush on a girl there. I, myself had a dude in mind I liked. But little by little he kept telling me about her and I saw that she was a really wrong girl to date for him. And he at the time had little problems here and there which I helped with. I didn't know that the whole time I was attracted to him. I got very jealous of the girls he was attracted to, and was silently hoping they wouldn't like him. (Mean I know...) Then one day we were talking and somehow it popped out that I liked him. I was surpised to know, he liked me too! This whole time we were afraid to tell each other! I'm glad we did though because it's been 8 months since I know him, and going to be 4 months we are dating the 14th. We have talked on the phone, and even exchanged some snail mail! Along with pictures. I think pictures should be given after awhile because you can't judge one on their picture! But Ed is a very attractive guy. And he has all the features I've dreamed of but told no one! I'm really in love with him..I may be young, but there is no true age to exprience true love if you find it, you find it. No matter how old you may be. Now, since the first day we talked on the phone, it's impossible to go a day with out using the phone! We are using calling cards now. Nifty don't ya think? And I recently got the best news ever, Ed is going to be moving down here to Miami! His mother and him have wanted to for awhile, so he's going to be coming this summer and I am very excited. We both are convinced that we are to be together for life. I think it's true. The internet is the best place for love. One huge reason is, you fall in love with their personality...The way it should be. These past 8 months of my life have never been happier! Good Luck to all you out there with an online relationship!! Remember- "True Love Waits Forever"....

Name:

Mel

Email:

 

Age:

40

Dated-online-before:

Flirted some, if that counts

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

http://kelmel.freeservers.com/ Here is our Internet Love Story from Beginging to Present.. hope you enjoy reading it many others have .. Take Care

Name:

Shanna

 

Age:

31

Dated-online-before:

No

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

Two souls, who found each other against all odds in the big world, 10,000 miles apart, through the miracle of the internet and email. Our fate is still undecided, 2 years later, as we struggle to reconciliate the physical self and the soul connection. I built a site to alleviate the pain and share with others, with the hope that my story can help those going through similar pains. Soulmates do exist. But trying to connect the physical selves down on earth after flying high can be a heartbreaking pitfall, if one or the other is not ready for real life. The danger of the internet is not the deception much talked about. It's the blind ignorance of someone who doesn't know they can't handle real life emotions until they meet face to face with the object of their love. It's the story of how past scars and wounds can take over your life even though all you ever wanted is offered to you at last. This story is more than one more internet love story. It is the journey of a soul. Come visit and hop aboard. You may pick up a thing or two for your own travels...

Name:

Gemma

Email:

 

Age:

17

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

I had always been the shy person in college, never the one to speak up, so when my friend suggested me going in a chat room on yahoo, i went along with it. most my days on the net were spent in the teen advice rooms giving advice it made me feel as if i was doing somthing worth while, when a guy asked for my advice,he asked if i had ever had an internet relationship, i had a breif fling with a guy from america on the net but i put a stop to it when he asked me to strip naked on the web cam for him. he told me of his girlfriend who he met on the net, and they met for the first time, he thought she was amasing but she was not so keen, he had been totally honest with her and when they met she just didnt want anything to do with him. i told him to give her time and maybe she was not used to meeting people from the internet. it seemed we got along great we talked and i found out his name was chris, he liked the same music and everything, couldnt believe how much in common we had. The first email he sent me was a pix of himself,he was 21,and in my eyes good looking.i was very wary to show him my pix as im not like most girls, me being over weight due to an illness that was behond my control. We talked for hours on the net, on messenger, and continued to listen to his problems about the girl that was making is life misery, at the same time i was having probs at college and with my self esteem, and in need of a friend. i rushed home after college to read his emails, and to answer his plees for advice, until he got the one he had been waiting for, his girlfriend telling him it was over, he was deverstated, he loved her so much, i stayed up all night talking to him on the internet, trying to be there for him as a friend.As time went on things got better, he started dating again, and me i was still having probs but i had my friend to help me. He told me about his many dates and we started sending text messeges to each others mobiles. He came back from a date one night and came on the net, i was there with friends, he was telling me about how bad his date had gone, me i was not overly happy he had gone on this date in the first place, then i realised why, i was jealous, my good friend that had always been here for me, i was falling for. it took me weeks to tell him, and he said he had being trying to tell me the same thing. And so for the first time we talked on the phone, it was amazing to hear his voice for the first time, and it was so easy to talk to him i felt as if i had known him all my life. Things got worse for me and he was my rock through it all, he was the first person i phoned when i found out my grandad had cancer, he talked to me for two hours, while i cried. And then the day came when we met, it was great meeting him at the train station, i was afraid of how he would react but he didnt batter an eyelid, he said i was beautiful and gave me the hug i had longed for. my sister met him and found him wonderful. Over the next six months he visited and we grew stronger, He promised to visit me on my 18th, i was deverstated when he said he couldnt cause of work, and then he turned up in the pouring rain on my 18th birthday with a rose and asked me to marry him, and that is where i am right now, my love for him is deep and strong not only is he my boyfriend and husband to be but he is also my bestfriend, im no longer shy like i used to be, and life has turned around quiet a bit, we have little disagreements like most couples but nothing serious, usually about what time we phone and stuff. but other than that our relationship is wonderful. And i cant thank the internet and my friends for finding me the love of my life and who i want to spend the rest of my life with.

Name:

cherterr

Age:

46

Dated-online-before:

No

Would-recommend-dating-online:

Yes

Story

After being widowed at 46 and feeling really bored with the Extreme Rural area I had chosen to settle in......I figured online contact might be a possibility so I joined one of the pay services to avoid a lot of 'garbage' and it worked well.

In a couple of months, after thoroughly reading the profiles and chatting with a looser or two, I found a wonderful, loving man, who for all intent and purposes, may yet be the love of my life.. :):):):)

We wrote daily for about two or three weeks, set up a meeting, and things developed from there. We have been together almost 9 months now, and am very happy in the relationship.

I would say that it is extremely important that during the 'writing' phase of the relationship, you can and SHOULD find out all of the important aspects of what a person thinks, believes, and feels regarding life's big issues, before you even THINK about meeting them. And don't sell yourself short....there IS your soulmate out there...be patient and you can find them...... Happy hunting!

Name:

Andrea

Email:

 

Age:

18

Dated-online-before:

Yes

Would-recommend-dating-online:

It depends on the circumstances

Story

When I was studying at college, I placed a personals ad. I got loads of replies, but none ever came to much. Then I got an email from someone that changed all of that. I wasn't sure of him at fist, so when my Internet access stopped he asked if he could write to me. I was not sure, so pretended I had lost his address! He was so persistent that I finally gave in and gave him my address. We swapped letters and as I grew to knew him I started to relax and wait eagerly for the letters. When I moved away to go to university, we started talking via our respective mobile phones, and then he told me he'd fallen in love with me. So we met up, and had a very short lived relationship.. he went back to his ex girlfriend. I was devastated, but soon began seeing someone else. But he began to have problems, and eventually my relationship broke down. But he had become very quiet, and we lost touch for about three months until we were reunited in the saddest of circumstances. He suffered from severe depression and was going to commit suicide. It took that much to realize how much I loved him.... but he decided after a while that he could not do it. I went to see him, and we got back together. We have been back together 3 months now, and they have been the happiest three months of my life... he lives 200 miles away but our relationship is very strong and there is a lot of trust... we plan to get engaged when we graduate.. so to anybody who may doubt.. long distance internet relationships do work, and to anyone in the same position, good luck! its hard work, but is so rewarding - to me, the minute I step off the train after a 3 and a half hour cross-country journey and he takes me in his arms and kisses me, it is the best feeling in the world!