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As you enter into the world of on-line dating, you'll soon find out that you can search for your potential mate from 1 to 2,000 miles away or more. While this gives you a wide range of choices, it also can present a wide range of problems. If your long-distance relationship has succeeded and you fall in love, the next obvious course of action will probably be that one of you will make the commitment to relocate to be closer to the other. Here are some things to consider before you hire the moving van and pack your bags.

Housing Issues - Depending on how settled you are in the town you live in, you may be giving up little or you may be giving up much. There is little risk of loss if you currently live in an apartment, but there are potential risks should you own your own home. You should ask yourself the following questions if you are a homeowner:

What will it cost me financially to sell my home? Will I gain or lose in the current marketplace? What expenses will I have in selling my home? Will the cost of a Realtor eat up any equity I may have gained? Will I need to invest money to make any repairs to make my home marketable? Will the proceeds from the sale of my home give me enough cash to get started in a new location? Does it make more sense for me to keep my home as an investment and rent it out, just in case I need to return? What you leave behind is important, but where you're headed is as well.

Here are additional questions you should ask yourself if you consider relocation. Do you have the money to move? Will you haul it yourself or hire a moving company to do so? Have you thoroughly checked out the housing situation in the town you're moving to? For example, rent pricing, housing pricing, location, schools, shopping. What is the housing market like? Is it thriving or in a down swing? If you decide to move in with your new found love, what will you do with all your furniture and other items? Will you bring them? Will you store them? Will you sell them and just move with essentials?

Career Issues - Career issues are just as important. If you're not getting married right away, how will you take care of yourself? Have you checked the unemployment rate in the area you're moving to? Have you checked the median salary ranges for your career job type? Does it make more sense for you to relocate or for your partner to relocate? Who has the most and least to lose if they quit their job and relocate? Will you move first and find a job second? Or will you find a job

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