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I am traveling to Chicago this weekend, and I'm meeting a friend from the internet that I met on Advicenators [irony?] three years ago.

I know, you're thinking, "DON'T MEET SOMEONE YOU'VE MET ONLINE!" I know. It's dangerous. I've thought of this for the past three years. But, we've talked on the phone, we've texted back and forth, we're friends on Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter, I've seen videos of her and her friends hanging out, and so has she for me. I'm like 99.9% sure she is not a 45-year old molester that's held a 17 year old girl hostage for three years, just to continue a lie.

So, my question is, is it normal to be nervous? What kinds of things should we talk about? What should we do?

What other advice do you have?

Thanks you. And, don't worry. She's bringing her friend with her, and I'm bringing my dad along, so if by some chance she is a creeper, I'm safe.

Oh thats exciting! I totally get what you mean, I have a lot of friends from online -- that I have on fb, myspace, etc. I've met a few. It's great! Yeah it's normal to be nervous, because you two haven't seen each other like in person -- obviously through pictures, but everyone always looks different in pictures. You could go out for lunch, or see a movie, go shopping, etc I'm not exactly sure. You'll figure something out. Just have fun! It's cool you're bringing your dad a long -- def safer. :) I hope you have fun!

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