Well I try to keep an open mind.. and not zoom off too far ahead. (which is something I have been trying to master for most of my life haha)
I still fail to see how you can *love* someone you have never even met.
IMO Yes you can like their mind, their humour, their voice etc..
Even MAYBE 'love' the 'idea' of them... But until you MEET them your imagination fills in rest for you. (which is not always a GOOD thing imo)
If I met someone and it worked out really well.. Then we could go from there, and see what happened next. But if it didn't work out like that, then I would still think 'aahh welll... we had a good time in the process'.
RE: Do you have a gun in your home
I dunno if it's the same in the USA.. But my (ex) father in law here, Hunts.. and has guns.He HAS to have a locked gun cabinet.. and has yearly (and random) inspections to check they ARE locked in there. (he has to have a gun license too)