Until now I thought such things only happened in the movies or fairy tales.  True, I always hoped that somewhere, who knows where, there is a man who is waiting just for me.  Now I've found him: I'm holding his hand every day, look at his face, touch him.  He is with me.  Sometimes I think I may be dreaming it all, but reality speaks for itself - we are together.  None of this would have happened if it were not for the internet.  I have my happiness and my new life to thank the internet for.

Once upon a time life had it in store for me to live in Austria with a husband who could never give me what I really needed.  Our marriage was beginning to deteriorate and became less bearable as the days passed.  I felt like a bird in a golden cage.  I had everything, yet what I wanted most was missing:  happiness.  That is all I wanted, nothing else. We lived together yet alone.  Since we've had internet access for many years I used to log on whenever I was alone and spent my time chatting.  It was only accidental that I've found the one man who today means more to me than anyone else.  Gyula was also married and his marriage was no better than mine.  Happiness was also the most important thing for him.  We met on the chat daily and talked often on the phone.  This was love even if long distance.  He in California and me in Austria – we were half a world apart, 10,000 km.  It continued like this for 6 months until we became so irreplaceable to each on a daily basis that we talked for hours on the phone each day.  The distance seemed too great but we both knew that one day we will overcome it.  I went to Hungary for two weeks to visit my parents the beginning of September.  During those two weeks we've spent 20 hours on the telephone.  We knew then that we could not be without each other for long.

We've made a decision.  He would send a ticket and I would take care of all the details so I could be with him as soon as possible.  As soon as I returned to Austria I've requisitioned a visa, quit my job and filed for divorce.  I gave up everything that tied me to my life up to that point.  At the end of October I boarded a plane without feeling the least bit uncertain about whether I've done the right thing.  I knew this was one of the biggest decisions of my life but I was certain I've made the right decision.  He was waiting for me with roses in San Francisco.  I will never forget the moment I first saw him.  It was the most beautiful and happiest moment of my life.

Two months have passed since then and every moment had been filled with nothing but happiness.  Both of our divorces are in the process and we are planning our wedding for next summer.  I am most grateful to life and the internet that I've finally found my prince charming.

Bogi