Thanks again for the advice. And yes, I won't be seeing the ex.. Unless I bump into her at the mall! In which case I will make a hasty exit.

Liza, thanks for that story. I guess you and the girl I am going to meet are very similar in some ways (career) and I know from what she has told me about the other guy's she has met online that she too is cautious and perhaps thinks I might be playing her.

But I plan to get a flight paid and booked next week. I have seen a return from Manchester for £660 (I will be paying by visa electron and most online travel agencies do not accept them). Then it is just my hotel and stuff..

She wants me to see her parents (which is in another province as she lives with her uncle) so there will be some travelling involved too. Which will be nice to see more of the phils.