Dear Panel,

I am 29 years old and my name is David. I live and work in the northern Virginia area. I am currently single and just met this great girl 5 days ago and I've developed a really strong liking for her.

I Met Her While She Was Visiting from the U.K.

We were introduced by her best friend whom she is currently visiting from the U.K, we'll call her Jane.

Jane is the same age as I am and lives in the U.K and is also currently single. Unfortunately she is at the end of her vacation and leaves in a day. She's beautiful and so full of energy, she's warm and I feel so comfortable around her, She has a positive attitude and has a lot of self confidence and she's very level headed, and she has this killer smile that makes my knees go weak.

Her best friend's name is Joan and ever since she knew that Jane was coming to the US she had been eager to introduce the two of us, which she did very well if I may say. At first I didn't think it would be a good idea due to the distance between us and tried not to follow up on the offer, but fate brought us to meet again at which time I got a good feel about her and decided to explore her personality. I liked what I discovered and hence started the dance we're currently in at the moment.

Fate made us meet again 5 days ago on a trip to New Jersey where we were attending a mutual friends graduation. The only reason I went on this trip was because I was going to see my family and friends in that area and just to get away from everything and have myself a great weekend away from home, what ended up happening was beyond my control.

I Never Told Her How Attracted I Was

She at the same time became aware of my attraction to her but my biggest mistake has been that I haven't taken it to the next level of telling her how I feel about her even though she can tell that I have feelings for her.

At the same time as these feelings are raging inside me there's this inner voice that keeps reminding me of how risky this could turn out for me because of the distance between us. This inner voice keeps telling me how impractical this is but my heart is telling me not to be afraid of expressing my feelings to Jane and let her know how I feel.

We Both Feel the Chemistry

The thing is we can both tell there's this chemistry between us, we share quite a few things in common and I have tried not to force issues onto her and can tell she appreciates that. At the same time I'm realizing that time has run out for us and there isn't much time left to do anything but at least express myself to her.

Joan still thinks with the right words and deeds things can work out between us if we both agree to leave the channels of communication open and continue to explore the possibilities that lie ahead for us without committing to anything.

Do you think there's a chance of a long distance relationship for us or not?

-David