While I didn't meet my wife at EoFF, we met on the internet. She's American and I'm from Ireland. We met while I was admin at a popular unnamed chatspace site. We never had an 'online relationship' but we spoke everyday for 3 years and became very close. I don't think I could have went 3 years with just an online relationship, I'm not that strong & commend anyone who can. But she decided to visit Ireland 2 years ago and stayed here for 2 weeks, we hit it off big time. She then came back 3 months later and stayed for 6 months. We then decided to get engaged. We married in February and I have never been happier. Statistics prove that the majority of online relationships do not last. Both people need to be 100% certain before they commit. I will never laugh at online relationships. They CAN work. Whilst my relationship couldn't exactly be called 'online' I would NEVER have met her without the net. My tips for someone who is thinking of taking on an online relationship would be not to rush things, let them take their course. Be cautious, always and make sure you are 100% sure of that person before/if you decide to meet. Here is a wee pic taken from our weddingcouldn't resist the opportunity (it's not the best but it's all I have online atm)
