Today I received my first email from someone who used to frequent the Hopelessly Romantic chat room hosted by AOL.  The year was 1995-96.  I remembered his (Bernie's) screen name.  That was a true testimony of my addiction . . .  remembering screen names of people over twelve years ago!!
My hope is that I will hear from someone I referred to as WILDmanJOHN  (not his REAL screen name).  You see, he was a gentleman from New Hampshire.  He lived near the coast.  He used to call me at home, write email, chat on line, etc.  We were supposed to meet in Ocean City, New Jersey in the summer of 1996.  I was a no show!  I felt SO bad.  The story was that I was going to meet another guy from Pennsylvania too!  I was never one for dating various people at one time.  Once I met the man from Pennsylvania (and I liked him!), I couldn't go that next week and meet another fellow!  I always wondered what he was like in REAL person.  He seemed humorous, and nice.  He wanted to come and visit me in Florida SO bad...and I kept saying no.  He even offered to come off the plane carrying a dozen lobsters instead of a dozen roses...(my friends said I should have taken him up on it!)...  I wonder if he ever married?  He worked in a seafood store and he was a courier in the evening.  His real name escapes me...(after all, I am almost 60...I have a good excuse)...but it will come to me someday, especially when I start digging for old letters and pictures!  Well keep your eyes out for the New Englander who got away!  (or I let get away!)