bbc,

Thanks for sharing your experience. I hope I am as lucky. It is strange, even "scary" in a way, when true love strikes and you aren't even looking for it. (To be so in tune with someone...to have such a complete understanding despite "English language" differences [even though we are both from English speaking countries], to feel you've always known each other is sure surprising and overwhelming.) And even though I fought it [love] in the start (due to current circumstances) love won out.

All I know is after almost daily emails, chats, a few phone calls (which got too expensive), and the snail mail I have not conversed as much with anyone in my entire life!

But it is agreed that a meeting will be arranged only when we (namely me) are both free to pursue something.

I should write a movie script! LOL

regards,

Mary Kate