Life Can Sure Throw You Some Curves
 

Weirdest thing happened today.... guy from a long ago LD relationship was in town for the day on biz. Hadn't talked to him in like 4 years or more. Met way back in '94 on Compuserve chat.. moved to IRC in '95. Were pretty hot 'n heavy..well as far as LD can be. He finally found someone local to him (Edmonton) and she was insanely jealous of how close we were (even as friends).

Anywhooo... Only phone number he could find for me was the number I list for whois info which is a line I never answer.. doesn't even ring in my house. I rarely check the voicemail on it and in fact the message says so and to email me. A few days ago, I had to plug in my old fax machine and did so on that line. Sit down at my desk this afternoon and the fax starts ringing. I figured 'no one I wanna talk to'. But it got me thinking about that voicemail. So I decided to check it and clear it all out.

I'll be dang if there wasn't a message from this guy. I called him back.. he was down around where he thought my house should be trying to track me down. Had just about given up when I called him. I scooted out the door and met him.. got to chat for a couple of hours before he headed for the airport. Exchanged phone numbers and email addresses and claims he'll be in touch.

Now I'm sitting here wondering where if anywhere this might go... We used to tease back then about fate and kizmet. Makes you really wonder sometimes. Just strange how circumstances were just so. If the fax hadn't been plugged into that line I would have never known about the call.

yeah that is crazy stuff...i had an old girlfriend bump into me in an aol chat room the other day had i not logged into a real old aol account i would never have talked to her again either...but yeah you always wonder about the ones from our past

what an intriguing little story. i'm waiting for something similar to happen to me :)

well good luck

do u believe in destiny ?
is he still with the jealous woman?

wanna trade links?

No.. they never married. Lived together for until just over a year ago.

He still wears a gold chain I bought him in like 1997. Now whether he dug it out because he was coming here today and was going to try to look me up, I'll never know. I still have every card, note, gift, etc. He ever sent to me.

dood i said i'd call... geeez... :glugglug


sounds cool pk... hope u at least have a good pal from this

What's your digits babe?

::holding up my hands and feet.. wiggling my fingers and toes::

20

Would be nice. Boy the phone bills I racked up back then....back when I couldn't afford it. That and hours and hours spent in chat online.

That's a crazy story but not a good way to start a real relationship I would think.

Mmmm... Sexy! Cute toes. :glugglug

Booty call?

Nice twists to your story. Personally I have this theory that if you look back on the important relationships in your life, there are always these elements of chance and fate that spring up, I think its more related to the mind trying to associate some larger meaning to the relationship that makes you wonder about those things, that and the fact, that all of life is random. I mean how many meetings/relationships spring up from concrete meetings, etc.

Anyway its 5:20AM and I'm babbling so dont mind me. :thumbsup

wow i bet... i remember those irc days hehe

Pfftt.. Stood out in a nearby school parking lot and talked until the absolute last minute that he could leave to catch his plane with no hassles at the airport. When I returned his call.. he mentioned going for coffee. Never made it that far because neither one of us really wanted to waste the time figuring out where to go. (found out after the fact that he was thinking the same thing I was)

You don't reinitiate an old relationship with "hello.. take off your clothes" Well ..at least I don't.

This was IRC back in 96 and 97. I haven't been back to the undernet channel I used to run since then. Someone told me there is still a channel of the same name there. Just all the people have changed.

That's an awesome story Persian Kitty. I really think there's more to stuff like this than just dumb luck. Call it ESP, intuition, kismet or a little birdy.... the label doesn't really matter.... There are too many "coincidences" that have happened to me for me to really believe they were coincidences.

Hope things work out the way you want them to :thumbsup

Actually.. I've always thought meeting someone online and communicating via email, phone and chat (ie a LD relationship) forces the people involved to really talk to one another and truely listen. LoL.. there's things this guy knows about me that no one else ever will.

Thanks,

I'd just like to be able to keep in touch with him. Missed the long talks and sharing experiences etc. I'm not planning on anything..certainly don't know where his head is. I'll just be happy with him being some part of my life.

Hey PK

Remember when I used to send you the blue screen o'deth in Parachat?

Heh, those were the days....

That's exactly right.. with sex out of the way you can really get to know someone fast chatting online.

I met my husband this way.. on undernet, it was so much fun, kind of like a dream you went back to every day.

We finally got together after chatting about 7 months. It was kind of strange meeting him, it's never like you expect it to be even if you've seen a picture, but when he hugged me and I heard that voice, I knew I was home :)

He died a few months ago.. but the 8 years we spent together was awesome.

I definitely advise meeting someone online, after all.. it's the personality you have to live with after the initial physical attraction

yeah, thats one of the reasons i stay away from LD relationships.

Sometimes fate can throw you curves in life and life works out as its suppose to if we just step out of the way and stop trying to control every aspect of the world.

Cool story, good luck. :thumbsup

PK, although a lot of people start off with an imaginary perfect life & glorified stories, someone always comes along to change that for them.

My personal opinion is that once that stage is over & done with, people open up and give more of themselves online than they do in person - reason being is that it's such a longshot & so simple to end, that they'll risk putting themselves out for critique or judgement for that slim hope that they'll find someone who accepts them for who they are.

I met my husband online & we've been married for over 5 years. It's the best relationship I've had - no fear of being judged, objective criticism & acceptance is genuine. I don't know how many online stories have succeeded, but of the stories I do hear, most will say the same - online relationships (friendships or more) turn out to be strong bonds & genuine if the two people check their facades at the door.

Although I don't know you, I've followed your bits & pieces that you do share online & I can't wait to hear that you've found the man that completes your puzzle and loves you for you and not necessarily your way of living or what you've accumulated. Best wishes on finding him!

That would be great if you could work it out this go 'round. I assume he's not one of the "hanger ons" that plague you :)

Thats strange yeah

haha welcome to my world

Wow - that is serendipity at it's best - I hope that it works out for you.

cool story PK, love to hear stuff like that...


you're a wicked nice person in my book from what I've gathered in the brief few chats we've had over the years, and I'm glad you found or rather rehooked up with someone that you connect with on that cool level...


:thumbsup :thumbsup

PK, that is pretty damn cool, lol. Did you stop and pick up a lottery ticket? Heck write down 5 or 6 numbers anyway.
If you've been living well and doing good, then you gotta figure it was a bit of karma maybe or something.

Anyway, good luck. Cool story :glugglug

Sounds sweet!
You'll have to keep us up to date on what happens!

Sounds like something from a movie. Good luck, though.

hacker love

why not? starting off a relationship based on whether or not you can talk for hours on end, and not basing it on looks, or anything meterial has some distinct advantages

I love those kind of "accidents"! They seem to happen to me all the time.

I'm a firm believer in things happen for a reason. Treat everyone you meet important b/c you never know what you're gonna get out of it. Everyone serves some small purpose in your life whether it be small or large.:thumbsup

I hope something good comes out of this for you! I've been there. Altho, my heart got broken..:(

I chatting again with an old flame, who just happens to be living someplace I was living for a while and was considering moving back to.

Can't wait to see where this goes.

That sounds like a very nice story PK. I hope some day I'm so fortunate to have fate throw me a curveball.

WG

Sounds fantastic PK. May fate smile further upon the both of you! :)

Careful PK, he could be one of those nasty porn cyber stalkers.

that's a very cool story. I'm glad it happened for you.

About 12-13 years ago I had a pretty hot summer long relationship with a woman I worked with. She got a different job and moved out of the state and a few weeks later I moved to a different state to persue some stuff of my own. I hadn't seen or spoken to her in about 6-7 years. Then I came home for christmas and ran into her in a store. She was, like me, still living out of state but had come home for christmas. Just lucky that we happened to be in the same store at the same time. We talked for a few then met for dinner on new years night and had one last roll in the sheets. It was a very cool night and for me I enjoyed talking to her, see how her life and gone and what she was doing as much as sleeping with her again.

wow pk thats a very interesting twist. Yep life can be strange sometimes but you'll just have to see what happens!

That's a pretty cool story. Most of my break-ups have been too messy for anything like that to happen. :( There's one girl I'd like to surprise eventually... if I have a soulmate in this world, she's the one.