meet an online friend

We’d known each other for just short of 14 months beforehand. We spent a lot of time talking on the phone and much more time messaging on MSN—almost nightly. We trusted each other enough for this, and have been trying to meet since January. I had proof that he was who he said through his employer’s website.

He ordered his tickets back in late August, and flew to Florida from Canada today. It was a really sweet thing of him to do for me, and I appreciate it so much.

I surprisingly wasn’t nervous when I was picking him up from the airport, and greeted him with a simple hug. As I spoke to him more today, I realized it’s SO much better to speak to him in person! There were no awkward moments at all, and we get along wonderfully. We have a few things planned out for the upcoming week, and I fully expect everything to go smoothly. :)

He’ll be here in two days.

Edit of Sept 16: Now it’s only 4 hours away til I pick him up from the airport! I’m strangely not nervous… yet. :D

Ah, it’s the peer pressure speaking, but there you have it ;)

I know that it’s been said that meeting up with people you have “met” online is dangerous, so I’m bringing my parents. Benjamin only lives one state away from me; it would be like a daytrip to go meet him. Honestly, I’m pretty sure he’s just the gawky 17-year-old he claims to be. And it’s not as if I’m telling him I’m someone I’m not. I just don’t tell him details yet.

There aresome crazy people on the internet.