Dear Cr-Abby from Dating in D.C.

DEAR CR-ABBY:
My boyfriend, "Sean," and I met online six months ago. We are now at the stage where we are meeting and going out with each other's friends and co-workers, and the question, "How did you meet?" is coming up.
Sean prefers his friends and family not know we met on an online dating site, while I have been up-front with my circle of friends. I would rather get our history straight before these groups meet each other.
How do we balance his need for privacy with my openness? I would also like to use this as an example to de-stigmatize online dating for my single friends. -- DATING IN D.C.

Dear Courting in the Capitol,

Oh Possum, isn't love grand? I remember the first time a boy stared at my knickers, but I digress.

Perhaps a white lie can bridge the gap,...did you I.M. or email while at work?...many do you know pumpkin. So, he can say,.."we met at work" and you can say we met on line.

Fear not little one, in time the lad will grow up and shed his phobia about the how and begin to focus on the now. These wee men are "works in progress" and you have to nurture the knuckle dragger to a more upright existence.
Don;t get your knickers in a snit over the mundane limitations that is the "male condition".

Cr-Abby