The Beginning
“I like to start my notes to you as if we’re already in the middle of a conversation. I pretend that we’re the oldest and dearest friends–as opposed to what we actually are–people who don’t know each other’s names and met in a chat room where we both claimed we’d never been before. What will NY152 say today, I wonder. I turn on my computer, I wait impatiently as it boots up. I go online, and my breath catches in my chest until I hear three little words: You’ve got mail. I hear nothing, not even a sound on the streets of New York, just the beat of my own heart. I have mail. From you.”
Wouldn’t it be grand to be in the beginning of such a heady romance? In the future you will wonder if it will feel the same in person. You will wonder if you will be comfortable with him, if the chemistry will be right, if your humor will be as easy. And if all of that is wonderful, you will then wonder if your families will get along, if your children will like each other, if your spending habits are similar, if your spiritual nature will mesh and a myriad of other questions.
But right there at the beginning it is so sweet. There is that rush of excitement every time you know that he has sent you email. It can even keep you up at night. Enjoy this time! Have fun! Plenty of time for worry and concern later!
You’ve Got Mail, Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, New York, friends, online meeting, online dating, family, children
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