OMG - have met the most incredible man
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| Tue, 01-10-2006 - 10:34pm |
Okay, okay, I know this is just totally gushing and believe me, I feel your pain! I told my BFF the other day that I feel like Paul on the Road to Damascus of relationships, except instead of persecuting Jews, my vitriole was always saved for people who spouted drivel like "I've found my soulmate and he's just so perfect and we're just so happy together." I was always the first one to gag and choke. And now I've had my epiphany in the form of someone I met online about 8 months ago.
And now I can't make fun of anyone saying all those things, because that's me. I'd been praying for God to bring someone into my life for a long time and actually gave Him a laundry list of qualities that were must-haves, as well as ones that were "would-be-kind-of-nice's". Not that I was listing specific physical attributes, although those are most certainly nice too (oops... TMI?) but was listing personality traits, etc. that he would have. And this guy meets every item on the list, plus has some extras thrown in that I hadn't even thought of yet, but would have eventually added to my list of "wants."
After emailing and instant messaging back and forth, we started talking on the phone, that progressed to talking on the phone daily, and he flew up here the first weekend of December (booked a hotel room - the man is not too forward) and meeting face to face was even better than I could have imagined.
The daily calls continue (some days 2 or 3 calls a day) and he's going to be back up here again next month - this time for a week. The weekend he was here, after I took him back to his hotel room Saturday night, I came back home and cried (tears of joy) because I realized that, at the ripe old age of 42, I was experiencing real head-over-heels LOVE for the first time in my life. One of my requirements for him in coming up here is that he had to agree to meet my pastor (who's uber-intuitive when it comes to sussing out those who are way too skilled in the putting on a very good front game) which he did, and my pastor totally loved him (no, don't worry, not in a scarily grotesque way).
For those of you out there who would be concerned that I've jumped in with my heart without thinking things through with my head, don't worry. Even though he knocks my socks off in every way, I did run a background check on him before he came up here. I have a breathtakingly beautiful 10 y/o DD and know that there are some complete and total pervs who like to lurk out there preying on unsuspecting single moms. The background check revealed exactly what he'd already shared with me, that with the exception of an arrest way back when he was 19 and in the Marines in San Diego (bar fight), his life has been pleasantly free of drama.
Can I just yell WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO out loud????
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That's excellent - enjoy!!!!!
Ms. Peanut
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it's kind of funny because i'm in a similiar situation, i've been talking to someone really wonderful and he's going to fly over and see me. i hope it's as great as i think it will be :)
To you and lil_diva...
This can happen! It can be as wonderful as it seems! I know! I've been talking to a man online for about eight months now and he came to visit me over Christmas. I was nervous, of course, but it all turned out to be better than I had even even hoped for. It was wonderful, we both had a great time and we know now that we will spend the rest of our lives together. We are making plans for him to move here (we have a VERY long-distance relationship!) It can work... he can be as wonderful as you think he is... it can happen! Good for you BOTH! Good luck!