I would concede to it, but it would be a very odd relationship.
I had a teacher who married the man she met through a pen pal program.

Well then, it perhaps has something to do with the people you hang out with in real life. Perhaps the people you've discussed it with are more open to the idea of cyber relationships, and other things of the sort, than the general populace. Or, perhaps it is for some other reason, I can't give you that answer.
Who says I hang out with all of them? One person, I work with, and have worked with only three times. Another is my friend's girlfriend.

I don't claim to know anything about you, or Anne. And personally I don't care if you feel a line has been crossed, because it's all valid critique on this, and I would say I've been carrying it out in a fairly respectful manner, which is more than I can say for you. Your usage of the word "again" implies that she's visited you once before, or you have, her. And if so, then you've got that real life aspect needed in any relationship, to make it work. So, your anger over the whole issue is rather unjustified. I will say however, that moving to Portland (since it seems she is American and you're Canadian) is a rather poor choice on anyone's behalf, not just yours. You are young --both of you-- and to actually move somewhere instead of pursuing your education, or career, over a girlfriend, is not a good idea. Unless of course, you're attending school there, and have a job lined up. But, I'm not here to lecture you on poor life choices, now am I. So hopefully that will work out.
I don't much care if you don't like my swearing. And as for the rest. What difference do you see, now, between my relationship with Anne, and Ryan's with Danielle? It's the same. And I never said I was moving to Portland on the morrow. I'm moving there when I'm ready. I have no plans for education in the near future. I need money, and lots of it, to move to the other side of Canada for it. And as for a career, I work at a Movie store. I stand behind a counter and say, "Would you like Playguard?" That's not my career. My career is something I can't learn in higher education. I'm a writer, and that will be my career. Not playguard.

So the relationship is flowering? And already you are moving to where she lives? You might want to step back and pause for a moment, to actually consider what you're doing.

I don't think you two shouldn't be together. And since you two have a physical relationship (again, do not interpret as sexual) there is the possibility for it to contiune further. I said before -- though you disagreed -- is that if you hadn't been able to EVER pursue this in real life, it would have fallen apart. Can you honestly say that knowing full well you would never meet your internet sweetheart you would continue the relationship with her, denying yourself opportunities in real life for that? "If," is what I am saying here. "If." So, I don't see why you're angry.
But what's the difference? We didn't have a physical relationship before, but only now we can we continue further? How did we get to this point? I know what you mean, though. There's a girl, who actually still comes to this site, I was once head over heels with. Does the fact that she lives in Norway change how much I loved her? No. Does the fact that we never met change how much it hurt when she stopped it? No. It took me a year to get over her. And that's when I met Anne.

If, like I supposed, you had no opportunity to meet in real life, and you would consider a girl you met online your girlfriend, and forsake real life relationships because of it, you need help. You really do. Not only would you be doing a disservice to your own personal life, but you would be denying a great girl somewhere out there the same. But as you attest, your relationship with Anne is not like this, so you really need to calm down, and read things properly instead of blowing up over things you're misinterpreting.
And who says Edge and Lily have no opportunity to meet? Or had, since you know now that they do.


My brain has been swiss cheesed like Scott Bakula's on Quantum Leap