Hi Critter,
It happened to me back in March... spent over a month speaking on e-mail, then Skype after meeting on a site.
We made a real connection so much so that I flew back to the UK to see if was real and whether there was a future in it.
Reality was better than the written word. We spent a week together, then continued on Skype when I returned.
I did two more flights to see her, and it was fantactic, but LDR is a real effort.... we managed 8 months and I was looking to re-locate..... change my whole life in fact. !
I tried really hard to hold it together, but then signs began to appear which put doubts in my mind.
Trust is the biggest issue here. You must have 100% trust.
I lost mine within a short space of time and it ended as abruptly as it started..... and boy does it hurt..... I may have made a mistake, but, that I will never know.
I wish you well with your relationship.
If you get only half of what I had you will be a very happy man.