There I was, sitting at my desk, feeling nervous about what to write.  I had never done something like this before, but I felt compelled to proceed.  You see, I had to get more information.  I had to know.  I needed to see what this was all about.  I began to type.  I began to get more than nervous. I began to get worried, and scared.  What if she didn’t respond?  What if she did!?  “What if  . . . What if . . . What if.”  My mind was filled with possibilities, wonder, and intrigue.  I am having some of those same feelings right now.  Let me explain.

What Not To Do

Eleven and a half years ago, as I experienced those feelings, I was sitting in my office getting ready to send an email to my wife for the first time.  I didn’t even know this person, but somehow I was worried about how she would respond to my email.  I was a divorced man who had a passion to help kids in need, so I had become a foster parent.  My father was worried that I would never find a wife because of this, but I didn’t care.  I needed to pursue this passion.  On one particular afternoon, my adolescent foster child and I sat in my office laughing and cracking jokes about the people that were on a dating website.  A few hours later, I realized that this was not something that I should have done, and I needed to delete the profile that I had created.  As I began the process of deleting this profile, the website required me to remove all the notifications they had sent me for potential mates.  As I scrolled through these notifications, I saw an interesting screen name –FaithfulGodChaser.

The Profile: 

Meeting someone online can be exciting and scary at the same time. As I read this woman’s profile, I was intrigued.  Her profile was a beautiful expression of who she was and pointed people to her faith in God.  As a Christian, I found this greatly appealing.  Her profile stated that she had a God sent Checklist for her future mate.  I really wanted to see what this Checklist looked like.  Was this all about hair, eyes and height?  Or was this more about being a non-smoking, non-drinking man who does not beat on his spouse?  I really wanted to know.

The Scary Truth

So, there I sat in my office, trying to start an email to a woman that I had never met.  I wanted to be truthful and honest, but didn’t want to scare her away from the reality that is me.  I told her a little about my life, my problems, and my dreams.  I didn’t know how she would respond, but I decided I had to find out.  I had to meet the person that was this bold in her faith.

I Clicked Send

I finished my email, and I pressed send.  I knew that I was leaving to visit family in just two days.  Would she contact me?  Would I hear back before I left?  Would I hear back at all?  Would she open a conversation with me?  The waiting began.  Each day seemed like an eternity.  I checked my email often and every time there was no reply, a small part of me wondered if I would ever get one. For helpful advice on exactly what to say in a first email to someone you met online, check out http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/online-dating-advice-exactly-what-to-say-in-a-first-message/

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