i think it is possible. i met my now ex-boyfriend, not online, but over the phone. i had a sales/tech support/customer service job. he worked at one of my larger accounts and we talked on the phone everyday for 3 years. we definitely liked each other before we met face to face and had cultivated a special bond. i really wish things could have worked out differently and that we could reach a compromise to be together. even so, we remain very close friends.
beck