Deborah Tykrobe

John was a very good friend. He was very warm and loving and kind.

On plentyoffish.com.

Yes.

And I thought, okay, I'm going to get out there because they certainly were not falling through my roof. I thought I better get out there. And I also was very like, oh, you know, you have to be careful. I think when you put yourself out there, you have to have some sort of air of caution about yourself.

I was there early, and then John came in after. And John's quite tall. And so he came in, and he was his bubbly self.

Yeah, he did. Yeah, because I'd seen pictures, too, of him. And we chatted about the same stuff we talked about on the phone. Of course, we were both nervous. And so it was a really nice visit.

I didn't feel that romantic chemistry with John.

Like a buddy, yeah, like a friend.

I would say we spoke almost daily. Go for coffee or lunch. I enjoyed spending time with him.

In his emails, he never just emailed me, hi, Debra. It was always, hi, sunshine girl.

Yeah, hi, sunshine. And I used to think, oh my gosh, but... But it's not so bad. But it made me feel special. So I was like, oh, that's really sweet. And I think, you know, that's part of what built our friendship. You know, we lifted each other up as friends.

Yeah, yeah.

One he dated for about a month and then it didn't work out. And then there was one other girl he was somewhat interested in. And I thought, okay, then that's great.

Yeah, he did.

Hi there, I've met a wonderful girl named Jen. I'm going to Costa Rica and I will keep in touch and call you when I get back after the holidays. Johnny. What did you think about that? My first thought was like, oh, he's really trying to get me to see he's moved on. But I was concerned for him, and I felt like, be careful. You know, you don't just get on a plane and go meet a girl in Costa Rica.

You have to be careful. And then I think it was the following day, I was on MSN Messenger, and Johnny popped on line. And in quotations beside his name, it said, I've got a one-way ticket to heaven, and I'm never coming back.