amikety said:
It also gives you the option to connect on an emotional and intellectual level before even seeing a picture or meeting in person.
I never thought to find a husband, or even a date, online. My DH and I clicked in the intellectual and emotional ways. We talked by phone, then he asked to see my picture, and it was nice to have that distance, no pressure. He also was so sweet to say "If this doesn't work, we can be good friends, and that's ok too". The fact that our ways of thinking meshed so well, and the fact that his parents, and my family, came to this continent from the same country, and lots of other "coincidentals" had us thinking this is a match made in heaven. We both love to read, love the same genre of movies, love going out to restaurants, and really love being in each other's company, even if we are lazing around doing not much of anything. Oh, and we both enjoy those Sudoku puzzles.
Before I met his family he seemed a bit apprehensive of their acceptance of me, but when I met them, there was an instant bond. I know how to speak the language of "the old country" and hubby doesn't. When I met some of his relatives from that country, we hit it off right away, and one of his cousins and I felt like we were old friends right from the start! I know this isn't something that might happen for anyone on a forum or chatroom. Like I said before, we weren't looking for it, it was the furthest thing from my mind when I was typing away on a forum. But it was truly the best thing that ever happened to me.
