I think I might like this guy I met online. Advice?

I have to disagree with your point about online relationships never working. I've met plenty of people who have met online and are now madly in love and are in long-term relationships, heck, some are even married :)

The key to all of this and making it work is down to effort and compromise. The distance will always be a factor so you both have to find ways to eliminate it in a non-physical sense. Talk to each other more, share your likes and dislikes, do it over the webcam if possible, that way it is like interacting as if you were face to face.

As for your situation, if you feel that you like him you should take the first step IF he refuses to do it AND you have that feeling that he is giving you vibes back. The thing with what you have has to be built on trust, so you have to somehow convince him to at least show you a picture of how he looks like. I mean you do want to put a face to those thoughts of yours, don't you? lol...

Secondly, once that is done tell him how you feel and see if he feels the same way. I can tell that you clearly feel at ease with this person and you have gotten to the point that the both of you can tease each other in a playful almost romantic manner. If he likes you back then this is where the tough part comes in, the effort.

You both have to work out ways to cut the distance and maintain this bond. Most relationships die in the early stages because one, or even both parties cannot put in the time and dedication required to make it grow. This is even more so for your case, with things being long-distance.

Send him an e-card, tell him about your day, the distance shouldn't even matter, you just have to think of it as a positive. Like waking up and thinking somewhere out there is someone thinking of me right now, and I want to make his day. Then get onto the computer or phone, or carrier pigeon or whatever LOL and make those ideas into reality.

But first and foremost you have to really ask him to open up, show you a picture at least because I know you feel at ease with him but there has to be something there for you to see and trust, if not only hurt awaits you in the future. It is not only about trust, but safety as well, because anyone can pretend to be anyone over a computer, so you have to be secure knowing he is who he says he is BEFORE you can even attempt to establish a relationship and tell him how you feel. It all has to go step-by-step and you can't jump the gun, no matter how much you want to.

I hope things work out for you, all the best :D

enjoy your on line life, as its differs from the reality you are in, have a bit of fun , he may be a fourty year old creep , but he is 3 states away, make sure you havent given your own adress, give an enemies. keep your guard up as in real life, he could also be an old woman too. have some fun and be careful as always. time will tell;-]

Online relationships never work out and you can't be trusting of a complete stranger over the internet and generating a relationship outta thin air. I mean this guy could be married with children or a sixty year old pervert looking for a good time. Anyone can say anything and be whoever they wanna be online and that's really dangerous. You don't really know what this guys really about except for the things that he's already told you.

(depending on how well you know him) ask him to come over for a soda or something. tell him its JUST to get to know eachother more.

don't give him any of your information not your name, age, or where you live. because you don't know who your dealing with. he could even steal your personal life and ruin that. so if i were you use a fake name and age that way you're protecting yourself.