Thank you all,
I'm feel so so lucky to of met this woman! I've had a real strange 12 months with breaking up with my partner of 10 years in early 07 and then trying to recapture some lost youth for a few months (not as fun as i thought it would be), then met a wonderful girl in the summer but due to the distance between us was never really gonna work long term so we put a stop on it, Then in september i moved into a house share and really hit it off with the girl from upstairs and she obviously fell for my sublime wit and gorgeous looks

since then it's just gone amazingly well and ended with her actually proposing to me!!
we're looking at summer of 09 for the big day.
That distance is a killer;-)
Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy..congrats to jim and louise..x