Hello Nervous. Where did you come from?

I'm pretty sure I'm the biggest dork on the planet.
One of the guys I've been communicating with on the site responded to my initial email message last night. Tom seems pretty funny and very upbeat. I liked his answers to my questions and his reply back to my email was good: really fast (same night) and witty. I also like how he was assertive and asked for my number right away so we can talk and get to know each other. Despite liking his assertiveness, it also set free a family of butterflies in my stomach.
Oh dating... here it comes. I can't decide if it's approaching like a cowboy on a horse trotting out of the sunset or a missile blowing out of the sky with a whistle coming up behind it (like in the cartoons). Either way, I'm nervous as hell and can feel that I'm guarded and beyond freaked out at the prospect of having my heart broken again. I keep trying to remind myself that the reward finding love is worth the risk of a broken heart.
I'll email Tom back tonight with my number and we'll see what happens. No point in turning back now!