Love Through the Screen

It was just another modern tale of romance. Guy meets girl, something happened and the chemistry was there. But connected by the thread of fate called copper and fiber, they were bound to find that heartbreak is one "Sign Out" away.

Bored with all the movies and anime shows he was watching, he turned on his laptop and went into his favorite anime forum. It was close to midnight and he knew that it was the best time to catch up with some fellow members and the whole community is quite active. One fellow user suggested another social networking site with Anime-themed concept. Everyone creates an avatar and can dress their avatars anyway they want. They can choose from the free apparel and items offered or they can buy some premium one to highly customized their avis.

He created one and immediately started using the site. The site was pretty crowded and pretty active at that time of the night. He quickly got along with some of the users for the majority of people there share the same passion and love for Anime.

Days and weeks passed, he was hooked deeply within the site. He published poems and other literary pieces there. He caught one user's particular interest. As it turned out, the avatar owner of that user was a girl, she told him her name, and he told her his.

They went on talking about their likes, dislikes and they found how much they have in common. The spark was there, the chemistry was there and so, they quickly became friends and became involved with each other.

She comments on his profile, he'd leave her messages on hers and each other has been a resident of each others pages. Every recipe of a great romance was present aside from touch, and their time schedule has always been difficult. He lived on the East side of Asia and she was in the Far west side of the world. Her nights were his days and vice versa.

The sweet messages went on and on but there came a time that those weren't enough anymore. They moved on to use skype to be able to talk to each other real time and face to face, virtually of course. They have sent each other their pictures before but for the very first time, they were able to meet face to face through the computer screen.

He said hi, she said hello and followed by an awkward silence and a burst of laughter from each end. She quickly picked up his slack and in a few moments they were talking candidly and openly to each other. He says goodnight to her before he goes to school, and she says good morning to him before she goes to bed.

Even with that situation, they find ways to go to dates and all those stuff. She was homeschooled so she's quite reachable from time to time. There were times that one of them would stay all night so they can watch a movie together. They had meals together eating in front of their computers.

They even share their talents with each other. He would sing for her and she would play the violin for him. She would ask him about his day and he would share his world with her. Deep thoughts, dreams and their desires, they share with each other. They have tried everything just to keep their connection online. Naughty talks, private scenes and intimate relations were done even just through the screen.

They made plans to meet in person years from then but that will be a lot of burden for two students without steady in flow of cash.

More and more, he became busy with the works a graduating student must accomplish. Byte by byte, they grew apart each day. From several hours a day, it became a few minutes a day, and then a few minutes every other day, once in a week and until they both forgot to even log into their accounts. Eventually they drifted apart and she moved on.

It was too late when he realized that he had lost her. Try hard as he may, there's nothing else he could do because no matter how many times he calls her, that green button was never clicked.

Messages were exchanged in another site and she said she's done, and over it. He was left without a choice with his heart on his hand. It was not her fault, he couldn't believe it's only his. But who's to blame anyway?

Love through the screen is beautifully magnificent but everything fails once the connection is broken.

Hey there!

Are you or have you ever been in a long-distance love affair? How did you manage it? What can you say about it? How was or is it? If you haven't or aren't in one, will you consider being in one?

I really do believe that an LDR is not for me, one of my love language is touch and skinship so it's got to be hard for me to be in one. I admire those people who make it work, there must have been an immense amount of work and hardships. But again, LDR is not for everyone.

Thanks for being here and I appreciate your time, as always...

Cheers!!!