[hideki]

I've been dating a girl over the internet for about half a year now. We've known eachother online for several years, and we care so much for eachother. We've never met in person, but we occasionally talk over the phone when we get the chance. We've shown eachother pictures of ourselves, as we both have cameras and such. The thing is, we won't be able to actually meet for quite some time, and I really would like for us to have a more intimate relationship.

I've wanted this for years, and I just don't think she feels the same way. I just want more intimacy in the relationship, such as her telling me more private things, or taking private pictures for me (if you catch my drift). Nothing degrading or whatever, just something sexy. I really don't think it's too much for me to ask of her. She says she totally trusts me, and we love eachother, so I don't think of it as too big of a deal. The problem is, I don't think she would be up for it, and I'm just afraid that since she won't even take pictures of herself anymore (you know, just pictures of her face to let me see her from time to time), that I am going to start losing interest.

The relationship isn't just physical attraction or anything, but I'm at that age when a guy thinks with his privates, and I'm deathly afraid that I might end up cheating on her or start flirting with other girls. The fact that we are far away from eachother, and that we won't be meeting for maybe another year even, it just kind of makes it hard. If the relationship was more intimate, I don't think I would be so worried. I've seen too many relationships where the couple breaks up because one of them wasn't "satisfying" their partner enough. I really don't want to seem like I'm all about sex or physical attraction, and it might sound corny, but I have needs, like primal needs, which I don't think I'll be able to control.

I really don't want this relationship to die, and I really love this girl. So my main question is, how can I try to get her to be more intimate with me, or what should I do about the problem I'm having?