It may or may not come to a surprise, the interesting turn my life has taken in the last couple of weeks. First of all, I want to be forthright in saying that this is not something I sought out or planned on happening, things just sort of fell into place the way they now are.
*deep breath*
So, I've become very close to someone I've met online. We started out chatting, and then recently moved our conversations over to the telephone. In her, I found a free spirit, a beautiful soul, and an inspiration in progress. We've lost ourselves in each others voices, talking for hours at a time, sometimes even as the blanket of sleep covered us. It's almost as if our friendship has quickly morphed into a relationship of sorts, in a very short amount of time. To some degree, this scares me. One reason is because we have both been on this roller coaster before. For me, I met my Six Year Ex online, back in 2000. Our relationship escalated quickly and before I knew what I was doing, she had moved out to California to live with me. It was very odd getting to know someone in real life after knowing them virtually for a while. It was difficult to know what to expect. Her and I did make it work, however, for a long time.
Of course, this isn't my six year ex. This is a different person entirely. I've enjoyed getting to know her. I enjoy talking to her late at night, even if she falls asleep on me. I enjoy the fact that we both want the same things in life, and have many of the same tastes. I savor the fact that she is very open with her past and her feelings.
I'm not going to speculate on where this is all going. I know where I'd like to to go, but life and relationships are complex and there is never a way to know for sure what will happen. I do know we will meet soon, and from there, write the book from scratch.
