Alright. I get tired of hearing how love at first sight, well in the case of those online romances, “love at first type” just doesn’t exist…that it is absolutely nuts to think a relationship of this nature could actually work. This view is held by those that don’t play the lottery, or bother to take a chance of any kind. I am assuming these people sit home and safely criticize others who do.
     Yet it’s okay to pack up the old sex gadgets, fly half way across the country to go meet someone in a hotel room, strip down to nothing and “do” a perfect stranger. You know anyone who has ever done that? If so, they will say, “he/she wasn’t a stranger, I knew them for months online, I got to know them for the person they are.” Is it wrong to want to get to know someone better that you have found to be sweet, terrific and intelligent? What exactly is wrong with following those same principles with someone that has been met online? Why are so many people, even those in the virtual world, so skeptical about the potential success of a relationship developed in cyber space? Could it be that when you finally find whom you believe to be “the right one” people are secretly jealous?
     I also know that when you are not looking someone just happens along and smacks you up side the head, and there you are…checking your email all day long at work, waiting by the phone hoping they will call. Literally swept off your feet…so why can’t this happen any place besides in real life? I admit, it would be a huge surprise to see what you think are pictures of a potential mate, and when you see them at the airport their size and dimension were a little exaggerated, and instead of looking a little like Brad Pitt or Courtney Cox, they actually look more like the guy/girl that hangs out at HomeTown Buffet and hangs out everywhere else, jiggling as the walk.
     I have known people who have done this. Ended up in an awkward situation because they let their hearts get in the way of good common sense, and their trusting side got the better of them. And they watch horrified as Mimi walks up wanting to plant a big, wet one. I am smarter than this. Therefore, I have put together a few rules that may help to avoid an unpleasant meeting.

1. The day you and your online mate are about to meet, hide at a vantage point, and if you see no one looking like the pictures you have been sent, my suggestion is to run and never look back.



2. Stalk them. With this method you could ascertain valuable information, ie., if they are married, if they are involved in illicit business transactions, etc.



3. Gain entry into their home while they are gone and search for red flag items such as, naked pictures of children and/or people being tortured or large munitions. If your potential mate is male, look for lingerie, this could mean a couple of things, they have been cheating on you, or they simply enjoy wearing it themselves.*

     The important thing to remember with relationship dynamics anyone can have a happy one. Ignore the skeptics, some people do not want you to have what they don’t. Good luck and happy, er, hunting.

*The above rules are meant for people who are somewhat normal wishing to pursue a normal relationship