Thank you! Tho it was actually quite warm!

sorry

Sharon, i do believe Monica would be best to help you:) but i have heard of people falling in love on the internet and meeting later and they get married. i have also heard horrible stories about this where it could get dangerous. does your friend actually love this guy??? if so then why did she break up with him? fear of commitment? fear of the unknown? i personally think getting involved in an online relationship is dangerous, as you never know who is on the other end....is he who he says he is? etc etc. of course there are ways to find out about who he is to, checking his background etc. as i have done this for alot of people(people seem to think i am their investigator) and hopefully the search comes up clean but sometimes it isnt always so!!! i personally think your nutball of a friend did the right thing by ending it!! thats just my 2 cents worth.

i want to jump in on some of that chili mak!!!!

Funburger... it's a pretty deep thing. I just wanted to get some feed back... I'll show your response to my friend. Thank you.

Why did you delete your post, gmm1... You said some smart things.

It's okay, though. I write and delete all the time. I did read it though.....

Like now. Sorry.

Thanks for the nice words....I thought it was too wordy and preachie so was going to try again....but since you read it and managed to dig out my feeble advice, I feel better.....

That wasn't a can of beer in his pocket. He was just happy to see Irish Mak.

sorry - just sorry - okay.

Mark!!!

Tho I don't recognize him, we DO get folk who will tell us they are glad we are back at a particular cookoff, 'cause they liked our chili last year!

Sharon- Princeton MA (Wachussett Mtn ski area) all day tomorrow! Making about 12 gallons to serve.... LOL

As for your friend, I do agree that one has to be careful with online relationships of any sort. Most people are good and nice and all that, but there are nutcases out there. (Look at markb! LOL I'm kidding!!!) But at the same time, my best friend in the whole entire world was brought to me by the internet, so you never know. It kinda sounds to me like your friend doesn't really know (or hasn't truly decided) what- if anything- she wants out of this relationship. And if she tends, as you say, to be rather intense and a bit- insensitive? at times, then maybe she needs to slow down and think things through a bit before acting. Just my .02- and probably not worth that much....

Touche.

I met Sharon over the internet and subsequently in person, and she obviously survived.

Sorry- just didn't want to sound too heavy and all that... And since Sharon already declared you insane- not that being insane is a bad thing. "I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!"

No worries. Actually, after I wrote the beer can/Irish Mak post, I thought maybe I should delete it, but then I figured you have a good sense of humor and can take it.

You have a great time, Mak - it sounds like fun.

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Oh, I'm glad you didn't- I got quite a laugh out of that one!

I think my eyesight is getting worse! Words seems to be vanishing!

Heck I already need bifocals or my mono-vision contacts!

Rocky - yes, it was I who vanished those words...I do apologize. I guess back to my bad self... forgetting the promise I made to dear mycroft to curb my editing, deletions, etc... I had no choice... please understand.... I know you do!

Sharon, was just teasin ya!!

Although I do have TERRIBLE eyesight!

Rocky, love the avatar!!! is that you...WOW you are HOT!!!heehehehehehehehehe

I can see I'm wwwaaaaayyyyy to slow here...

funburger LOL, you little devil you!