As Rbrt has already commented this subject has been done to death.
There is no guarantee in any relationship that it's going to work out,whether a mile up the road or 10,000 miles away.
From what I have seen so far, those that have made a connection but never met, live on the andrenaline and aspirations of a wonderful life ,because it's what they want to happen.
Then you have those that HAVE met up and been disappointed.
Sometimes dreams do come true and a long distance connection can work,but as far as I am concerned to make it work as a proper loving relationship, one of those people has to move, and that's a big upheaval, and a wrench from family and friends.
I wrote a blog re declarations of love on the internet some weeks back. Your latest declaration is a classic example of what I was referring to.
I'm sure no-one begrudges you the feelings that you have for a certain lady,but to make blogs in connection with this is asking for comments.
The time to shout it from the mountain tops is when you have made a personal connection and moved on. Until that time it is an emotion and not reality.
I've watched a few on these blogs going on about how much in love they are and yet haven't met. Suddenly it all goes pear shaped and the love match has fizzled out. Pitiful to watch when the knives come out.
It's unnecessary publicity and can backfire.j.m.o.
My blog was based on what I have seen in the Forums ,and on here re declarations of love .
The addition at the end was an afterthought.
Speaking for myself,I would not even consider another relationship, especially with someone from a foreign country, unless my children were grown and able to fend for themselves.
"I dont really get the second part about kids, what do they have to do with online relationship of their parent/parents, which didnt work out?.."
Everything in my opinion!
My point is that IF you go on to take the relationship into the real world,you must consider the feelings of children from one or both partners in this new relationship,who have maybe had bad experiences of their parent's separation, and may not want to move somewhere else leaving everything that is familiar to them behind.
You've probably been round the block a few times,but from what I've read of past posts by yourself,you are still open to a relationship or may even have made that connection.
I'm not advocating that internet relationships are dodgy,just feel that some people go at it like bulls in china shops.
Skype is great, as is conversation, but the real deal is touching someone,holding them,kissing them.Then and only then can you have that magic feeling called love
Also the reality of life itself. Moving across the World to be with someone when you know nothing of their actual background is a bit dodgy to say the least.
No it won't as a lot of people feel the same as you.
To the OP There is a thread running in the UK Forums regarding this very question,but seeing as we have to wait until the next election a lot could happen between now and then.
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