Have any of you ever been successful at finding a partner on the internet? I go to a predominately male university, so the likelihood of me finding a mate is very slim. I don't want to wait forever as I have never dated anyone before, though I'm only 19.

I'm a lesbian and my partner and I met on line at AOL...lol

I was in San Diego, CA, she was in Hatfield, PA.

We chatted on line, moved to the telephone (nice to confirm I'm talking with a real woman!) Ran up some pretty spectacular phone bills in both directions....

Then I flew to PA for what was to be a one week visit, that was turned into a two week visit...End of Oct to first week Nov. 1999.

MORE PHONE CALLS...LOTS MORE PHONE CALLS...roflmao

Talked about everything we could think of to talk about...politics, cooking, kids (she had a son 12 yrs old), animals, gardening, music, books, morals, spiritual beliefs and values....sex...more politics, work, family, more sex.....(thank God for magic PHONE CARDS that ran way over the time they were supposed to work on more than one occasion!)

She flew out to San Diego in March 2000 for a one week vacation....and we made plans for me to move to PA in June 2000.

She flew back out in June and we drove from CA to PA with a couple of friends who also met on line and were moving back east....the biggest Ryder truck you can rent without a CDL and an extended cargo van from Budget for my plants, animals (one huge elderly dog, two pissed off cats and one Congo African Gray parrot who sang and chatted almost non-stop the entire trip.)

We've been together for nine years now...She's on my house in CA, and I'm on her house in PA...son is now 22 and has been the son of my heart the entire time...

We've all had our great days and our challenging days...we have been accountable, trustworthy, lusty (with each other), pissed off, worried, joyful, boring, and most of all, IN LOVE.

Just remember, at 19 you have a LOT of life experiences yet to experience!

I'm now 51 and my partner is now 53...WE were not new hatched out of the egg so to speak...we had both been married to men...both had other relationships (straight and lesbian), both a bit more set in our ways and also aware that just because we have grown to love each other, does not mean we will always AGREE on every single little thing!

We love to spend time together, and neither of us has had any feelings for anyone else at all, but that doesn't mean we love to do all of the same activities, or that we want to be joined at the hip for all things.

I train dogs, she works on computers, she likes horses, but has limited experience with them, I love horses and have trained them off and on for over 30 years of my life.

She's a staunch conservative, I'm (confused...lol no not really) I was a Green, but had to dump that last year...registered as a Dem so I can vote...but so very much NOT pleased with either party...politics has often been our biggest challenge in getting along. But, we are closer to agreement than we have been in 9 years...so...that's that!

You may meet some one you like who likes you right back, but at this stage of the game, it is also very likely you both will undergo some CHANGES in how you think and feel about just about everything!

Take it slow, have fun, harm none....and be open minded to meeting lots of new friends...learn the difference in lust, love and friendship....

I met my husband on the internet and we've been together for about 3 years! You just have to be careful and when you meet make sure there are other people around. A good idea would be to invite some friends to go with you, that way if you don't like him or if you get a weird vibe, it will be easier to leave.