Relationships are risky, whether you initially meet on-line or IRL. Can get hurt, either way, there's always that risk. 20 years on-line, not ever once, did I carry out a romantic affair, nor actually meet any of my 'online friends'. Until this time. ...

Discussing futures, logistics, secondary father figure, retirement desires, on and on...

He'll see my area, in a matter of days. As I have seen his area. the 2k miles apart, has made things logistically frustrating, at the same time, I think it was sndman, that mentioned, this type of meeting, and distance, allows for a different level of growth and bonding, without as I'd call it, masking anything with physical gesturing(not primarily sex, but also, cuddling and other intimate gestures.) It's a good way, to really get to know another human being.

It is important, to get the whole 'fantasy effect' out of the way, by actually meeting one another. One step, that can get lost, with the distance, is the day to day living, seeing a person often enough, to realize whether the little things get to you or not, but that also holds true for close proximity.

With online, for me, I got to feel my way around, and get a deeper understanding of character, seeing that, if I was around online (even before the internet ) and chatting with various people, I've been able to see through truths and lies, much better. Well,

guess, the reality is, that I've had some doozies of relationships that occurred meeting in real life. Without the internet, seeing there is 2K miles apart, would I ever, ever have met him???