Years ago I was lonely and found myself going down a similar road. We had a "connection." We IM'd and talked on the phone for hours and hours. The guy flew down from Chicago for a meeting I'd been anticipating for a long time. In person, there was no physical attraction whatsoever, at least on my end. And I was stuck with him for 3 days. I sucked his dick because I figured it was the least I could do since he flew all that way. I hadn't quite learned my lesson--had to try it again. Young Carlos was cute, hung, Puerto Rican and nerdy with glasses. He had the Mario Lopez smile. Perfection, I thought. He lived in Boston. Again with the IM's and phone calls. At work, driving, wherever I was, it was Carlos. I couldn't get him out of my head. He was going to fly down and see me. Those lips...that smile...that gorgeous cock...I couldn't wait. Then a miracle happened; I had a moment of clarity. I SHUT THE COMPUTER OFF AND WENT OUTSIDE. Once I stopped spending hours a day on the computer in fantasyland and re-entered what I considered normal human interaction, I met my husband, as in walked up to him in person, no prior electronic introduction (i.e. the old fashioned way) and said "hi." :wink: We spent the next 12 years together.
Don't get emotionally invested. Interested, maybe something more will come of it. Electronics make it possible to get inside someone's head the way you can't in an initial meeting. It's also a wonderful tool to offer a smokescreen of bullshit. Maybe both. If it makes your head spin with infatuation as you go throughout your day, take a step back. Meeting in person can change everything. Do I think you can have a successful meeting through electronic media? Absolutely! I've been dating someone I met on one of the apps for over a year.
P.S. Months later Carlos called me. Turned out my fantasy boy lived with his boyfriend and had the whole time he whispered sweet nothings through the keyboard.