From out of nowhere...

I'm not totally sure why I blog here. I haven't told anyone that I blog. I don't even think you can find this if you google my name. But I guess that makes it a reasonably private journal. And perhaps at some point I'll link to this.

In the mean time...

It's funny how life throws curves at you. I'd pretty much decided that I was going to stop looking for romance for the time being, that I would get through the holiday season and perhaps even wait until my divorce is final in March before I tried to find someone. And then out of the blue I was contacted by someone through one of the dating websites that I had joined earlier this year. She wanted to know what a Jewish guy was doing wearing a kilt.

Apparently my reply didn't scare her off, and in the last week or so we've been emailing back and forth, friended each other on Facebook, chatted online for hours on end and made a date to get together this weekend.

I've never met her face to face, but I have so enjoyed the correspondence back and forth. Getting to know her has been exciting. I wait with eager anticipation after each email that I send her to see what she will say next. Truth be told, I'm a little smitten with her.

I'm trying to manage my expectations. For all I know, when she and I meet face to face we won't get along. Or perhaps she won't like me. Or I won't like her. And we live so far apart. So much remains uncertain. But it's hard to override the excitement and anticipation and keep my dreams in check. So for now, at least I have the possibility. And who knows, maybe the reality will meet or even surpass my hopes...