An Internet Love Story

A recently divorced friend of mine has fallen in love.

The interesting thing about the story is that she and her new love have never met. In fact, they've only spoken on the phone 4 times. They correspond entirely via email and text, but they do it incessantly. More nights than not, they fall asleep (in their respective beds), laptops beside them, emailing back and forth into the wee hours of the night.

Theirs is a very cerebral, heady love. Said friend tells me that they aren't caught up in appearances (obviously), nor do they get tripped up by the nuances of verbal conversation (cadence, tone, etc.). Theirs is a love affair of words, the written word that is.

According to her, by stripping away all of the external stuff (oh you know, that physical piece, the talking part), they have really, really, really gotten to know each other. I am intrigued.

Of course, there is a dark side. They do plan to meet in person, soon. They've shared photos, as you might have guessed. But my beautiful friend is afraid that in person she won't measure up. I told her that there is no magic camera that takes a picture of a person who really doesn't exist.

So, I'm pulling for them. I truly hope their long anticipated face-to-face meeting will play out like the internet version of Cinderella. After all, she barely knew Prince Charming when she dropped that shoe.