Well,
About 3 yrs ago, I got a PM from someone. He said that he really enjoyed my posts and asked if he could send a Friends Request. Oh ya,the bottom of his PM said "btw, my 1% is for guys like you.
I had seen him around and had seen his gallery, and my 1st thought was WOW

, he's hot! Anyway, I'm always open to meeting new friends, so of course, I thanked him for his compliments and told him I'd be happy to accept.
We PM'ed back and forth, and I found him to be pretty cool and fun to talk to. At some point, I gave him my phone number and said that if he ever felt like he needed to, to give me a call. After that we continued to talk through messages, and I kinda forgot that I had given him my number.
A few weeks later, I answered my phone, and it was him. I have to say, I was pretty surprised. We got to talkin about where we lived, the girls we dated, basketball, etc. Before we knew it, we had talked for over 2 hrs.
We messaged, talked on the phone, and texted, and talked in the chat room here for another couple of months. During one of those times, he mentioned that he wanted to travel to either NY or Calif. I jokingly said that if he came to Cali, he would have a free place to stay, lol. To my surprise, he decided to come visit.
Now, one thing that I need to explain is that I was still convinced that he was completely straight. We had said flirty things, but I just considered it what I call "Board Banter". One of the things that I like about this place is that there are so many straight guys secure enough in themselves that they'll flirt back and forth, knowing full well that there's no serious intentions involved.
So, we made plans for his visit. I made it for a week that I didn't have my kids, so there would be an extra bedroom for him to stay in. (little did I know

). I knew by now that I had what I thought was a crush on him, but truley thought that he saw me as just a friend. I was pretty blind towards things he had said to me. One time I was going through relationship problems, and I recall him saying "Tell them that if they don't see what they have, you have someone else that would". Again, I thought he was just boostin my ego, lol.
Anyway, it was December 21st. I had a couple of friends that I confided in about how I felt about him. He had texted me one morning something about how he had a dream that he woke up with me, and it had made him smile. I immediately started texting one of those friends about it. I told them how I wished it was true, because I felt like even tho there was no chance, I was actually starting to fall for him, and a couple of other of my "wishes", and hit "send"......
I looked at my phone and Holy Shit!! Her name was directly above his, and I had mistakenly hit his

My first thought was OMG, I have fucked up this friendship. I crossed the line. No longer will he see me as a friend that he could openly flirt with, without second guessing how I was taking it :frown1:
I immediately started texting apologies, that I was kidding, it was a joke, etc. Hours went by and he hadn't responded. I just knew he was pissed. How could I have done something so stupid, and lost a good friend.
My text bell went off, and I actually didn't want to look, but when I did...I read "That's too bad, cuz I feel the same about you". Did I just read that?? Really?? I think my smile must have reached both ears :biggrin1: I couldn't believe it. My heart beat faster and I could wait until I could talk to him and make sure he wasn't jerkin my chain. I still wouldn't let myself believe it.
We were inseparable on the phone. we both had ear pieces and kept them on (including spares while the others were recharging, lol) from morning till night. We would get teased in chat because we would have each others cams up, along with our group of friends, and be on the phone the entire time. It was not uncommon for our monthly minutes to be above 10,000 (14,000 was the record, lol).
April came, and he flew to visit with me. He flew into San Jose and I played my 1st trick on him :smile:. I called him after he landed, and told him that I was stuck in traffic and wouldn't be there for quite a while. Then I hid behind other people and admired him walking past me and waiting for his luggage, lol. Gawd, he was more handsome in person than even on cam.
The drive home was amazing. And the surprises were'nt over yet. I had put a pork shoulder in the crock pot, and had set the table, so it would be ready when we got home. I arranged to secretely call a friend when we were about 20 minutes away, and she came in my house and lit all of the candles in the house ( I had a lot). It was awesome when we walked in.
We had an amazing week together. Everything was perfect. It felt like the saddest day of my life when I took him back to the airport to go back. But, he decided he wanted to move back here, and on July 7th, I flew back to the opposite coast, packed the Uhaul, and drove back here with him.
That was almost 2 years ago, and I am more in love today then ever. I never thought that I could have this type of a relationship with another man. I couldn't be any happier :biggrin1: I'm still amazed everytime I wake up with him next to me.
Oh, and we use a hell of a lot less minutes on our phones now :tongue: