I'm so depressed right now...

This all started November of 2007. I met a girl at at a friend’s house; and that is all it was. I met her, did not really think twice of it.

Then I saw her again in March. Again, just at my friend’s house - nothing to really marvel about.

Then in June she added me as a friend on Facebook. Which, of course, means nothing. But then we started to talk on Facebook a lot, and then even more. Like, we’ll write each other every single day after work and talk about things. Finally, she said that she would like for there to be something between us. It really surprised me but I really like her like that, too.

The only problem is that she lives and goes to school about two hours away. I’m writing this because, this weekend, she visited this weekend and it was actually the first time we did something just the two of us together. It was such a great time but then when she left I realized that I don’t know when I’ll even see her again. Talking online is good and all, but it really does not let you develop any sort of serious relationship.

So I’m wondering, do you think this can work? Are long-distance relationships where you will only see the person every few months possible?

I mean, I would really like for it to work, but I don’t want to get my hopes up if things are just not realistic. It makes me feel so depressed because I am not the type of person who meets lots of girls and has lots of relationships and to feel this way about someone is really a rarity in my life. So it’s like, I want to pursue it, but I do not want to get my hopes too high on something that is, in the end, not going to become anything.

Should I just leave it as being friends who talk or should I try to make it a real “relationship?”

When you talk about something like this with a bunch of Internet forum members, chances are you've already made your decision and you're just looking for someone to give you validation or give you the go-ahead. Trust your instincts.

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i never understood why people join a mac forum and post this type of stuff right when they join

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Both good points; I just figured, after reading other posts on this forum, that topics like this aren't that uncommon on this forum and a lot of people seem to have good, thoughtful responses and experiences to share. I think an internet forum is actually a legit way to ask about it because I don't know anybody to ask about it in real life that would really be able to give a meaningful response. But... I do understand what you mean.

Well, "long-distance" might not have been the proper term; but I mean, that is long enough that you cannot see the person (easily) on a daily basis. Four hours of driving in a day is not really possible considering work/school unless it is a weekend.

I guess my main concern is that we are not already in a really close relationship but rather are trying to initiate one while being a few hours apart. Since we both are interested I figured it's worth a try but I just don't know if it's realistic.

Edit: but after reading what some other people have done (and made it work)... I guess anything really is possible.