excellent, and I respect your opinion, because from your view as a man, I can gather what most other men would think and do too...

or would it be wiser to break off the relationship at this point, and chalk it up to two ships passing in the night?

You gotta risk it to get the biscuit.

Agreed.

I usually do a quick 'reality check'...esp when something seems to good to be true.
I'm not one to believe in fairytales. Therefore, no matter who good things 'seemed' to be going, I'm always half-way in and half-out. Usually my instincts are right about the ones that are 'too good to be true.'

cool, thanks, navygirl...

Dang it, and here I was on a power rush thinking I was all unique.

If you still have doubts break it off.

I didn't elaborate on this as Oldhippie said it best.

How major are these "major points?"

Hi, sweet... religion and politics core values

Hi, sweet... religion and politics core values

OIC....religion I couldn't get along with Scientology or uber organized religion. Politics we'd just have to vote our separate ways, so only the religion side is a deal breaker for me.

If religious and political beliefs are what you consider "core" values,
and this person doesn't share those same "values" then there is going to be conflict in the relationship over these same "values".

What you have to decide is if the relationship otherwise is going to outweigh these conflicts.

As long as they're respectful of my beliefs, then I'm fine with it. For example, I am not religious and they are. If they can respect that and not expect me to go to church all the time, or preach to me, I'd be ok.

You meet someone who you really connect with intellectually, emotionally, and socially. You have so much in common it’s as if you’ve known each other for years, and can practically read each others minds. However, there are major points where you don’t agree, and as friends, you choose to overlook these differences, while keeping your distance physically.

As time goes by your friendship evolves, and your feelings do too. Before you realize it you become enamored with each other, something starts nagging at you both, and you want to get even closer, but still in the back of your mind, you know how different from each other that you really are.

Do you risk the connection you already have by taking things to the next level, be it deeper communication, via emails, texts, phone calls, eventually a face to face? Or do you listen to your subconscious that keeps warning you this might end badly, and steady the course you’re already on?

Keeping in mind that the chemistry now between you is gaining the upper hand, so if you decide not to take things further, do you think you’ll be able to handle the unchecked intensity, or would it be wiser to break off the relationship at this point, and chalk it up to two ships passing in the night?