Hi all, I've been lurking for a few days and wanted to come and say hi!
So, I've met a wonderful girl online, and well, you know how it works. We've just admitted that if we were in the same place we'd be dating by now, but I'm in the UK and she's in Texas, so... yeah. We had a bit of a talk about it, and decided to try an LDR, but it's something neither of us have done before.
I'll admit, I had a shaky couple of days emotionally afterwards - I was rather stressed about the whole thing, and kept second-guessing myself (I don't know how many times I said to myself "this can't possibly work"). I've managed to ground myself a bit more - I think looking on here and just thinking about some practical questions has allowed me to feel like I'm taking control, as opposed to being carried along by something I don't understand.
Anyway, it's early days, and we had our first proper 'phone date' last night - two hours which absolutely flew by. But, I know that this is going to be hard, and I'm going to have all sorts of worries and stresses... I've not told anyone yet, and as it's early days I'm rather reluctant to (particularly because I'm 25, she's 18, let's face it - that doesn't look too good) so I don't have anyone to talk to about it all. Apologies in advance for when I inevitably come on here ranting incoherently...
So, I've met a wonderful girl online, and well, you know how it works. We've just admitted that if we were in the same place we'd be dating by now, but I'm in the UK and she's in Texas, so... yeah. We had a bit of a talk about it, and decided to try an LDR, but it's something neither of us have done before.
I'll admit, I had a shaky couple of days emotionally afterwards - I was rather stressed about the whole thing, and kept second-guessing myself (I don't know how many times I said to myself "this can't possibly work"). I've managed to ground myself a bit more - I think looking on here and just thinking about some practical questions has allowed me to feel like I'm taking control, as opposed to being carried along by something I don't understand.
Anyway, it's early days, and we had our first proper 'phone date' last night - two hours which absolutely flew by. But, I know that this is going to be hard, and I'm going to have all sorts of worries and stresses... I've not told anyone yet, and as it's early days I'm rather reluctant to (particularly because I'm 25, she's 18, let's face it - that doesn't look too good) so I don't have anyone to talk to about it all. Apologies in advance for when I inevitably come on here ranting incoherently...
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