Day late, dollar short! It will be years before statistics are done to compare internet relationships to conventional relationships.

In my experience I see no difference. Life is a gamble, We all enter into relationships, no matter how they are  nurtured positive, full of hope, plans for the future. No one that I know goes into any relationship and says, *Think I will proceed to mess this one up*  As with anything, honesty is were it is at. Both people have to be totally honest as to what they want in life, their past, their future, hopes and dreams. I feel most relationships end when one person was not honest in dealing with the relationship. 

Today I celebrate my one year anniversary with my one line love and soul mate. Things are as good now as they were then. WE were honest on line, we are honest now with each other. Actually, I feel I know him better than any relationship in my past and that is because we got to know each other so well by interaction on the net, email, and phone calls.

The only caution to the wind I have to share is when marrying or entering into  a relationship with someone outside your own country, proceed carefully. 

Immigration issues can cloud the relationship. Immigration is  complicated, expensive, un-settling, discouraging at best. Do not depend that love will conquer all, as it does not. Immigration really does not care if you love each other or not, they do not care if you have to be separated. You follow their rules, their laws, pay them their money and hope for the best.
I term it Immigration from Hell. 

Having experienced and experiencing both Immigration to Canada and
Immigration to the United States I feel like an expert in this field already and our problems are just beginning once again. As more and more people get on line, we will be seeing more friendships develop on the internet. This is just one more way for people to connect in a Global community. I have met many on line friends and would not trade the experience or their friendships on and off line for anything in the world. As with anything, you need to use common sense. Listen to yourself and follow your heart.