So first off, I love your spirit of honesty and openness… the whole legal department over here at Online Dating Sites does not. Sorry, but no names. I mean, do you think my name is ODS?

Secondly, I’m a word person. I am often struck by readers’ wordings of simple questions and you are no exception. I’m struck by your re-phrasing of the basic question “Are we moving too quickly?” into “Don’t I know better than this?” This tells me a few things:

That you have been burned before (and let me tell you, EVERYONE has been burned before, so here’s your official welcome to the club) and that you are feeling things for this guy. Yeah I know, obviously you are as evidenced by your outright saying you “greatly admire” him. But your saying that you don’t know better suggests that this man is more than admirable… you smell love on this one.

Thirdly, I am a Romantic. I mean I write romance advice for crying out loud – of course I’m a Romantic! And it is my opinion that there are so few reasons to actually live a life, to get out and to try every day, that you have to jump on the few that you get.

Love is a reason to live a life.

So fourthly, yes, it is crazy. You really don’t know this man all that too well and there is no compatibility test like traveling. You two could hate each other (and don’t forget – he barely knows you in this whole situation just as you barely know him) and you two could find that you’re really just good buddies.

But you could find that you’re something more. And if all you’ve got to do to try is to go travel with the guy, then what have you got to lose? You’re not going to lose your job, he’s not going to lose his and the potential is there for a serious jackpot. You two can find ways to manage your lives if things progress…but nothing comes of nothing.

Is it crazy? Who cares!