If someone had asked me a few years ago if I believed that two 
     people could meet via an internet relationship and fall in love
     I would have probably laughed, much like a lot of the world. But 
     after being online for a few years now I have to admit that it 
     truly does happen - because it has happened to me...*S*.



     There are many different formats of chat and people just truly 
     can travel from place to place, staying to form friendships in 
     the spots that they feel most comfortable in. My home nowdays in
     in a chat spot called Mplayer - (the above pics represent Woody 
     and I in that chat format). This is truly a great site with 
     hundreds of rooms to choose from and not only do you type in the
     rooms, but there is also the wonderful ability to have voice 
     chat there.



     I of course have my friends there that I gravitate to usually 
     and I met this man, this oh so wonderful man in these rooms. We 
     have spent hours upon hours talking, laughing and sharing so 
     much of ourselves that it sometimes even amazes me. In this 
     cyber land two people can truly become close in a short amount 
     of time and to find someone that you truly click with will make 
     the hours fly by like minutes.



     Online relationships can be so very hard for many reasons. There 
     is usually a distance factor and that is hard when you'd like 
     nothing more than to actually be with that person. There is the 
     problems with connections, chat sites and so on, alas we all in 
     the online world understand the problems and frustrations when 
     either the computer, server or other things are acting up. Also 
     I think that trust becomes an even greater issue along with 
     honesty. Sometimes you really have to trust that the other 
     person feels honestly the things they say towards you, and at 
     times yes, there will be real world intrusions that may happen 
     that you have to deal with. Sometimes these are painful when the
     distance is great, but if you can overcome them the rewards are 
     imense.



     Would I recommend an online relationship to my friends? 
     Sometimes yes, sometimes no. They are very hard relationships 
     because of the above problems and more, but they can also lead 
     to truly wonderful things as well. If I had my choice of course 
     there wouldn't be 1200 miles separating Woody and I, but 
     sometimes you just have to deal with these things and decide 
     whether this is something you truly want and deal with it and 
     work on solving the problems or you move on.



     Fortunately I was very lucky, I met a wonderful man with a very 
     loving heart. He makes me feel like the most loved and cherished
     woman in the world. We have faced all the problems that online 
     couples seem to go through and made the decision to stick things
     out and continue to grow and love. This joyfully has finally 
     made us realize that we are no longer content with just this 
     medium and we are working and planning on a life together full 
     time.



     I can't speak for everyone involved in an online relationship, 
     but for those who are and really work and evolve I offer all the
     luck in the world to them. This can truly join two people that 
     were meant to be together, who's hearts and souls search and 
     search until they find that one that compliments and completes 
     them totally in ways that they didn't have before. All things in
     a relationship can be dealt with and the miles between two 
     people is a problem that can be dealt with just like any other 
     in a real world relationship. I guess my advice would be to just
     take things slowly day by day, step by step as you would if you 
     had fallen in love with the guy next door. Don't rush into 
     anything, for when it is right, love shall find you.



     Now to this man who loves me:  my darling Woody, you entered my 
     life and offered me so much. Friendship, compassion, laughter 
     and love. I honestly have never known another like you and know 
     that I was blessed the day you walked into my life. I hear your 
     voice and my whole world seems brighter, I become at peace and 
     my heart races with happiness and joy. You have shared so many 
     parts of yourself and your life with me and I thank you now for 
     all the dreams that we shall share together. The dreams of you, 
     I and the boys...you have given me more than you will ever know.
     Thank you my love, I in return have given you the gift of my 
     heart, my trust, my faith and a promise to never take a moment 
     in time for granted but to cherish everything we shall all share
     together. Soon my love we shall be joined, and I shall love you 
     for all the days of my life. Thank You my love for being the 
     most wonderful and special person in the world and for sharing 
     your heart and life with me...I love you.