Internet Romance/Friendships?

[PM_Mama00]

I have kind of a different story. I met this guy online 4 years ago, and it turned into a big thing. Several times we had "lost" each other, and then found each other online again. One night I decided to let him call me. He was in the army at Ft Bragg, but originally lived 5 minutes from me. We talked forever. From then on, we talked every day, sometimes 3 times a day on the phone. And one day we decided that we really liked each other, and that we wanted to be with each other. For 6 months we talk we talked on the phone and online, and then came the first I love you. It was the best feeling, considering he was my first boyfriend (yeah I know, I was 17). We broke up before he came home on leave, but we hung out and spend a few awesome days together. The first time we kissed, it was the best. It just worked. We lost contact so many times in the last 4 years, but in March he got a hold of me again, and we tried to be together for the second time, and it didn't work out.

We've gotten into a few fights, and stopped talking, but I became really close to his best friend, so I still had that connection to him. He got jumped and put in the hospital, and I've been hanging out with him every day for the last week or so. I still love him after 4 years, but he says that we're better as friends. I can't stand listening to him talk about other girls! Oh yeah, and his kisses are still the best! But.... him and his best friend consider me one of the guys and that really sucks.

Has anyone else ever made a friend or a romance online? Did you ever meet in person? What has happened or how is it going?