I met my first serious girlfriend through a dating service I found in a newspaper, I had serious problems before then due to childhood abuse and being raped as a 16 year old.

Tessa had been in a violent relationship and had not recovered and I was too inexperienced in both dealing with the emotions of it all and the way to handle someone who had suffered trauma like that. I was just starting to learn how to deal with my own.

I them met my wife Jenny through the same Dating service. I jumped into marriage without really getting to know her. The saying marry in haste, repent in leisure is certainly true in my case.

The first internet relationship I had lasted 3 long hard heartbreaking years and caused me such stress it has had a very bad effect on my health.

But the great news is that I met a wonderful woman in Pixies chat about a year ago and she is all I could ever want in attitude personality and compatibility. We are going to meet and travel together in the US on my trip next year. We both are being sensible and waiting till we meet to find out if the sparks happen face to face but for once I think that the person who will bring happiness to my life is there.