My pet, Nathaniel, and I met online. He was bold and introduced himself after reading some of my stories.

We became friends first, using messenger to chat, then on the phone, and then one day, he asked if I would become his Miss.

That was over a year ago and we are having a wonderful time. Many would say we've switched to real life, since I've met him in person. Though that was at least six months after we'd first spoken on the phone. Because of our cross country status, phone, e-mail and messenger are our primary means of communication.

Hardest part - time zone differences for phone calls

Most important things that continue to make it work - communication and trust

Also, before we became "pet and miss" there was a great deal of negotiation, defining what those roles would mean to us and also defining our personal limits.