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David and I first met online in the chat program mIRC in early March, 1998. We were both new to mIRC, so we were really just getting to know how to use it. For some reason, I went into the chat room #USA, which had 150 people in it that night, David being one of them. I'm not sure what exactly it was that made him come to me, but he did. At first it was the typical "Hi, how are you?"'s and "a/s/l?", and also having a laugh how were both weren't from the USA, rather Scotland and Australia, but ended up in the chat room anyway.
We talked for quite a while that night... we got onto talking about interests and likes and dislikes - we hit it off immediatly, and I could feel a real connection to him. Normally when you meet a new person in a chat room, you just think you won't talk to them again, but I never once thought that with David. We got onto the subject of music likes and dislikes, and discovered a mutual love of the Australian music group Savage Garden. I was telling him all about their album, that he didnt own, and the next thing I knew I was offering to send a CD to a complete stranger! He seemed just as shocked as me, and both being new to chatting, we were wary, though he accepted and I agreed to post the CD to him.
I didnt think twice about sending it to him, and I did, I went down the next day, bought it and posted it to him. I just felt I HAD to post it to him, and I have no idea why! I just felt a connection with him... And I think I genuinely shocked him when I came through and actually posted it to him.
From there, we hit it off like we had been friends for years, and followed each other to other chat rooms. We asked each other all sorts of weird and wonderful questions over the next 2 months, and talked about many many things. I had never felt this close to someone before.
In May it was coming close to when he had to go offline for 4 months, and we were dreading it. Not only his absence, but that we would be out of touch, and might lose the friendship. We agreed to write letters. It was close to when he had to leave that we were talking one day, and I was getting frustrated because he didnt seem to be opening up to me like he normally did, so I came out and asked him to say something to shock me...
What he said not only shocked me, but nearly made me fall off my seat! He said "I think I'm falling in love with you" I didnt know what to do or say, but I couldnt say it back, because I didn't know if I had the same feelings! I always promised myself I wouldn't get too close to anyone on the net, because of the risks and all.
A couple of days later, David come online, and he was very sick, and he was literally getting worse as we spoke... it was then that I realised just how much I felt for him, I loved him too. It was the feeling of helplessness and not being able to make him feel better that made me realise, that I was not only in love with him too, but loved him a hell of a lot!
He DID go away for the 4 months, and we wrote many many long long letters to each other, but because it takes a week for letters to go between the UK and Australia, so it was never the same as chatting together. But we never grew apart... if anything, we became closer. When he returned in October, the feelings were just so strong, and that was when we agreed to start an online relationship together!
I had already made plans to go on exchange for 2 years, starting the following June. So it wasnt going to be online forever... we could see a future together. And thats what made, and still makes, it easy when the pain of being apart gets too much. Knowing I will see him very soon, well, it is the nicest feeling ever!
We now talk about everything... you name it, we talk about it. We still write, chat, talk on the phone, email. We are in contact nearly everyday, which is how we have found makes it work. We now chat in the DALnet room #stuff-it.
I will be able to finish this story at the beginning of July, with the happy ending in how we met! And I dont doubt it will be anything but happy!!
I just love him so damn much! :)
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