Do you believe in romance online?
I never believed in romance online and infact condoned it. My friend told me about somebody he met on the internet and fell in love with and I could not help but make fun of him but weirdly enough, I am beginning to change my mind about it. It was late one night when I was working and was terribly bored and decided to do a random search for someone to chat with on skype and I found Andrew. Turns out, Andrew is like me. He too doesn’t believe in online friendships but strangely enough, the two of us began mailing the next day and now it is about 5 months since we know each other and we have even exchanged photographs and the two of us live in two different contents.
Andrew left for Bangkok last month and was unable to access the internet and I missed him so much. Last week, we finally got down to chatting and something strange happened. Andrew told me about this girl he met in Bangkok and how he is in a relationship with her now and my heart broke. For unconceivable and unthinkable reasons, I was upset. I can’t believe it. I did not ever think I would be wooed by romance online but I think I have been. I am embarrassed to admit it but I can’t deny it either. Somewhere in the corner of my heart, I find my heart asking me if I am in love with Andrew and want him?
Machele Adelson
