Okay----I will be married to The Hubster six years this August.
A guy I never met off the internet.
I was in NH-- he in London.
I was 39 at the time, he was 29.
I had been married once before and had a ten year old son--- him; never married no kids and baby of his family so no children experience.
He moved here to be with my son and I (leaving all he's ever known) after more than a year long process of paperwork etc... with the INS.
I just moved to NY Jan. first after he's spent the last three years working and living six days a week here in NY.
My son, now 18 adores him and has a relationship with him that astounds us all-- including his father--but that's a story for another day.
All I'm saying is:
Even when a relationship has so many things that appear to be against it working out- like ours--listen to your gut--when it's right, it's right and no one is going to live your life but you.