Westcliff, I kinda disagree. I'm quite happily in an LDR, and have been for over two years, with very little difficulty along the way. I mean we've had our problems, but every normal relationship goes through issues. The important thing is knowing how to resolve them, which is even harder by long distance. But then again, we do have plans for moving (either me to him or him to me) and we hardly ever have major conflicts - so we're lucky hehe. They can work but they take ALOT of trust and communication.
So Derrick, if you are willing to figure out "problems" then I say go for it. But be afraid, because Westcliff is right, the situation is too risky to consider, the whole straight thing rings HUGE alarm bells.
But see where it goes, you might end up happy together but i'd be prepared to just in case have your heart broken. You have to consider whether you are willing to take that risk.
Feel free to PM me if you want to know more about what its like to actually go through a (at least i hope it is ) sucessful LDR