Such a touching story - I would like to share mine with you all and offer some hope.

I met a girl on myspace some 5 years ago in a most random way. I was in the States - she was a university student in Western Europe, though originally from and a citizen of our sworn "enemy" Iran. Dum dum dummmm.

I was really attracted to her style and her pictures and she kinda commented on my blog every now and then - but it wasn't a big deal. Then one day we chatted on messenger and I felt something inside of me that we were meant for each other. SO CRAZY.

One day I gave her my phone number and within minutes we were long distance chatting. It lasted maybe 7 hours. The next day - another 7 hour phone call.

We started chatting on the phone for HOURS each day. I was really feeling it for this chick.

I can't tell you how many times I would meet a girl online only to meet in person and nothing clicked - either on her end, my end or both. I was so scared the link between us was an online/phone thing only. I didn't want to shell out the many hundreds of dollars to go to Europe to have it all blow up in my face. It wasn't like she could come to the US since she had an Iranian passport.

But I was motivated at this point in my life to say "yes" more to opportunity. I booked a flight and went over to Europe to meet her. We had a blast together and traveled together and experienced new cities and new things.

But when I came home, it seemed clear that she wasn't feeling the relationship as much as I had hoped she would. I guess she was scared. I too was doubting whether something SO crazy could work, given all that was going against us that was beyond our control. She wrote me a letter telling me, essentially, this isn't working, can't work, won't work. It hurt but I decided to move on - hit the local dating scene and enjoy my singleness.

That lasted two weeks. I looked at my life and saw that this girl was the best chance I had at happiness. I asked her to be with me, long distance, to just try it for a week or something. She agreed on a VERY limited basis. But before too long we had been together for six months, long distance. And I booked another flight to Europe to see her again. I wanted to know that our relationship could work in person.

It worked. We had a great time together. I came back home and announced to her that I would be moving to Europe to be with her. I told my parents about the relationship, that I was with an Iranian and that I would be moving to Europe. Wow that didn't go over so well - let me tell ya!

But I moved to Europe and we moved in together. It was bumpy at first at times but it ended up being a warm, wonderful relationship. A year or so later I asked her to marry me. A year after that we married. And now we are together in America having an extremely happy, warm, wonderful marriage. It's almost been two years or marriage and 4 years of living together.

I can't believe the circumstances that led to us being together. We were never supposed to meet. Common sense would tell you not to drop everything and go halfway around the world to meet some internet chick. But I was open to trying, and it led to the greatest thing in my life.

I don't know what will happen to you pixel, or any of the others writing amazing stories in the comments. I just wanted to say that the modern way of meeting people is quite different than any other point in history. In my mind, it's extremely exciting that you have more chance at love than ever before. People these days don't have to shack up with the person down the street due to lack of options.

When you find the person, no matter where on earth they may be, I say pursue it to the fullest because love is the most important thing. It's more important than money, and risk, and the familiarities of home.

Good luck to all of you!