<human>: Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?

So a few months back I went on a cruise and immediately connected with a Swedish guy. And the rest of the trip we were inseparable. We spent every waking hour together and even decided to share our cabins at night. I live in Texas and he lives in Sweden, 7 hours ahead there.

After we got off the boat, I assumed we would kind of slowly drift apart and not really keep in contact.. It was the exact opposite! We talk daily and try to FaceTime as much as possible, and both have genuine feelings for each other. So far everything has been great and about a month ago he asked if we could just go ahead and make things "official". Now reality is starting to set in, and I'm terrified of it. I realize that in the end, one of us has to move to the other persons county (neither of us are opposed to this given that we are financially stable and things stay working out between us)..

So basically, I just wanted to know if any of you had experienced something similar with a long distance relationship where there was a major time difference? The language isnt an issue and we both are head over heels for each other. I just want outsider perspectives on how it did or did not work out, because in the end, I know realistically, our chances aren't good.
<bot>: Fell in love with a Swede on a cruise and I live in Texas. Started dating long distance. Want similar stories and if they did/didn't work out.