A Blogger hook up

I have heard many analogies concerning love. In reality, love is like that elusive clover we have all heard about in the miles of clover one might search in hopes to find it. I personally have been close to love. I have picked through that field on several occasions only to come up with something close. Thus far I have not settled and from time to time have continued the search in hopes that one day the promise of love will be fulfilled and realized as truth.

I wonder if since the onslaught of Blogging, ever there has been two bloggers that have “Hooked up”. I do not mean this in the sexual way, but rather have there been two people that have met through Blogging and developed a relationship?

As many of you know, I often travel for work. As many of you also know through email correspondence I always tell you that if I am ever in your area that it would be nice to hook up for a cocktail or a coffee and meet in person. Recently I had the opportunity to do just that. Earlier this week my travels took me to Minneapolis and I took a fellow Blogger up on the offer. I was staying at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Second Avenue South and I called the number. It was Jenna, a nice girl I have been communicating with and recently teamed up with for SOTF. I have always heard horror stories of why you should never meet someone that you met online and all of the warnings and BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. I figured why not take the chance? I was here for the night and what else did I have to do?

I called Jenna, and she answered as she was expecting my call. I gave her my location and we met in the hotel lounge. She arrived about 40 minutes later and I must say that she was real. I mean, a lot of the stuff we read and write about on the web and in our Blogs is, well, you never know. But there before me stood the person that I had been communicating with for a while. Same face, same smile, same wit. She did not look old enough to even be in the bar. She assured me that she was old enough. Barely. Jenna is 21. A far cry from 30 something, but we were just out to meet and have fun. We headed out, had dinner, went to a comedy club and ended up back in the hotel lounge. The evening had been much more than expected. I mean, I had one of the best nights of my life and it was still early. We sat at the bar and talked. Now, I have met a lot of women in my life, and there was no doubt about it, we had a connection. Not the “Can’t wait to get you naked” sort of connection, although that thought did cross my mind a few time as she was incredible, but the real, honest human being kind. The one where that little voice starts speaking to you telling you not to screw up!

The evening was winding down and we made our way to the dance floor and chose to dance to Eric Clapton’s “You look wonderful tonight”. As we danced I noticed that she smelled wonderful. At first it was a “I don’t know you slow dance”, but by the chorus we were in close and I went for it. I placed a small kiss upon her lips. Not the open mouth tongue action type, but a simple “I have had a great night” type of kiss. Jenna wrapped her arms around my neck and we kissed some more. These were not the aforementioned type of kisses. The song was over and the bar was setting up to close for the evening. Jenna needed to get home, and I had an 8:00 meeting. I so wanted to ask her to come to my room, but honestly, what ever it was I thought was or was not going on between us, how would I or could I ask this wonderful person to my room? We are Bloggers. We just met and even though we kissed throughout our dance, I would look like a complete ass if I were to insinuate such a move. We said our good byes and kissed one last time. A deep sensual kiss and I watched as she walked away.

So here is my dilemma. Since our meeting I have noticed and been told by others of how good of a mood I have been in. I mean I am literally walking the halls, humming and shit. How could this be? This can not be happening. But it is. I have never had such a connection with someone or felt as I do. Well, except for my dear Katie, but my feelings for Jenna are ten fold over what I felt with K. Jenna and I have talked on a daily basis since. I think that she feels the same as I do. I have already found myself finding reasons why this can not work, or be real. The age difference is a huge issue. Yet, I found Jenna to be more mature if not more than most women I meet. The distance? The whole “meeting on the internet”. I have tried everything and the reality is clear. I dig her, she digs me so why not? Can she be the one in my field of clovers?

If ever I have needed your opinions it is now. For the first time in my life I am questioning if I could, should settle down with someone. This is foreign to me. Really. Never before have I ever been in this situation and these feeling are all new to me. I am counting on you to lead me, point me in some direction.

Have a great evening.