I blame the Internet

It usually starts with people asking me where I'm from, often because they hear a bit of an accent - like the way I say "three" or "can't". I'll tell them I'm from the Netherlands and hunker down for what I know will come next: "How did you end up here?"
Uhm.
Well.
*foot shuffle*
"So, I met this American guy on the internet ... "

The web can be a scary place.
The anonymity and the safety of being behind a keyboard can make people who'd normally be nice, or at least harmless, into horrible monsters.
The web can be a life changing place.
The love of this man made the planet fit in my hand, an ocean into a pond, my fear of flying not even the smallest of obstacles, the 9 month lasting bureaucracy of a spousal visa a breeze and moving 5000 miles from my friends and family very much worthwhile.

He also laughs at all the silly faces I pull. ALL of them. Such a star :)

Four years, and counting.
Delighted to know each other.