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So, here's what has happenned so far in point form

-I started to like him
-we rarely talk
-I told him at the end of the school year last year online that I liked him
-he messaged back sayin he couldnt date anyone because of sports and school, and he wants to be able to actually spend time with the girl. He said he would start to date in grade 11
-in September all of his friends knew but didn't tell me. They just hinted saying I should be his cuddle buddy
-I heard him himself say to a friend "hey, you know Clara? Yea she still likes me."
-my friend asked him to go to a dance to dance with me and he said he would try to go but ended up not being able to
-my other friend asked him yesterday just before the end of the school day if he could ever see us together in grade 11 and he said "umm haha i dont know its a possibility like she's really nice and pretty and can sing well but I gotta go see you later"
-He has never been one to just throw around compliments, especially to girls
-My friend that tried to make him go to the dance didn't want me to ask anyone else to ask him if he would date me. She knew that he said it was a possibility but she kept it hidden from me and she doesn't know I know. She told me he probably wouldn't date me and told my other friend not to tell me the real answer.
-he stared right at me yesterday when I was walking home

I met a guy on a dating site, he's 8 years older than me, which isn't a problem for me. He's been married once and has 2 kids. He's incredibly handsome, and has been very respectful to me. We've swapped photos, we text and have talked on the phone once. We have been chatting for about 2-3 weeks now and we've both mentioned how we'd love to meet. He has such a fantastic sense of humor, i love people who makes me laugh, not to mention we have the same sense of humor, like creepy jokes too soon.. lol. Though the only cons I can think of is he's one) an inch shorter than me 2) he lives in a different state. Now we're only about 4-4.5 hours away from each other... but that's still a good hop and skip. Granted my ex was 1.5hrs from me, at one point 2.5 and we made in 2 years. But I'm nervous about traveling that far to meet someone, I do own a gun and pepper spray lol but I don't think I'd need to use either.. I say id travel bc I've always wanted to go to a certain area of the state he lives in, I live in the middle of nowhere with nothing close by lol. Also, about his humor.. we had just swapped phone numbers close to Thanksgiving and I texted him, i got a reply, then a message from another number asking why I was texted her husband.. and they had 5 kids together... then I got a pic of a woman, a man and him.. saying they were his extended family and had to break me in right.. which I found hilarious after the finding our it was a joke. He said he had no idea until after the message was sent, they said his jaw dropped.. but anyways, he told them about me.. and a buddy at work as well he told me today he showed him a pic I had sent him this morning. Any advise on meeting, and experiences with this? Did it work for you?