1. Every person I have ever dated seriously and most everyone I've ever dated casually, I got to know 'online', right down to my very first boyfriend, when I was in high school. Though at that time 'online' was a local bulletin board reached via a dialup connection and only one person could be on the board at a time cuz it was run out of a guy's office. Also, back then, 'online' people often met in real life for regular "gt's" or "get-togethers".
2. Speaking of meeting people online, I met my wife, not on a bf site, though we were both members, but via Neopets - a website designed for small children. This was a sign that we were off to an excellent start.
3. I'm both very open AND very shy (in person) which is an interesting combination because I am a terrible liar so when people ask me really personal questions, I tend to answer them truthfully and I can be bad at filtering. This is a good thing in that people usually know what I'm about and how close I am to them determines how much detail they get... but.. it can be a bit bad at times when I make myself too vulnerable to someone undeserving. Also.... it means I also embarass myself or get embarassed/shy easily and blush a lot.
4. When I first discovered the butch/femme online community, I used to get super tongue tied when any butch spoke to me at all - whether in chat or on the forums, though I'd have moments of bravery in those early days. I was absolutely drawn to and fascinated by the butches but seriously, knee-weak responses to like all of them!
The first butch I met in person (before the online community actually), I tried to say hello, stammered instead, tripped and almost fell in their lap - then fled tearfully, soooo embarrassing!
5. One of the first butches that I ever made friends with (in a chat room at another bf site) is now my Unka, and I asked him to give me away at my wedding (and he was also Sparx's 'best man', we used the term 'honored attendant' I think). He was the best Unka of the Bride ever and he helped make it one of the best days of my life - something I will never ever forget.