You know kml, it sounds like your East Coast guy is serving a real purpose of connection and affirmation. Enjoy it and just let it be what it is -- most likely limited in its potential but worthwhile for what it offers you at this point in time. It's good that are looking for a guy who is really "into" you.
One caution though, is I'd look for that "he's really into you" thing AFTER meeting IRL. With my current boyfriend, he showed genuine interest before we met, but also sent mixed signals because he was dating other women at the time and not hugely invested in meeting me immediately.
It completely changed after we met. He found me much more "beautiful in person" (blush) and the chemistry and ease of being together was immediate and remarkable. During and after our first meeting there was no question about him being into me...and it was based on IRL interactions, not the meaningful but abstract interactions of internet/phone.
That's why I agree with the advice of communicating enough to screen out undesirables and get a sense of the person and the potential interest, but don't delay meeting IRL for too long. So many say that their IRL experiences don't mesh with their online interactions.
me: 42 | STBXH: 41 | T: 18 | M: 10 | separation: Jan 3, 2010 | they deserve better: S7 & D4 current thread: http://tinyurl.com/3y8sxcp .: first breathe, then heal, then start LIVING :.
