@George,
And I'll add to this, Montana... you know some of us better than you know FOW, yet you're willing to disregard all the A2K-ers who care about you and who know you better than FOW does.
You say you're not gullible and naive. I beg to differ. You are... both. And you're also an emotional person. For example, I didn't fall for or cry at his/her stories, and I'm sure others didn't, too, but YOU did. Figure THAT one out.
No wonder people here are trying to protect you - have you figured THAT out yet?
The first rule in dating someone is to introduce them to your friends, who have NO vested interest. Well, that's basically what's happened here. And your A2K friends are all warning you. Why are you not listening? Is it because you're gullible? Maybe. Naive? Maybe. Why are you so upset that people would care enough to "interfere"? Think about THAT for a bit, why don't you?
Sort this out yourself, by all means, and I am not giving you any advice other than that. But don't expect to display all this stuff on a public forum and not get feedback. Why don't the two of you get a room in a private email place that only the two of you are privy to? Then you won't be judged or supported and you can make your moves or mistakes in private.