The title is pretty self explanatory.
I'm using a throwaway account, for reasons that will become obvious in a short while.
About a two years ago I started talking to this girl on Twitter, (let's use the name Rachael) and we very quickly found out that we had a lot in common. We both lived in the UK, I lived in London, she lived in Norwich, she played COD, I played COD and also supported the same football (soccer) team, Arsenal. For about three months Rachael and I frequently chatted for hours on skype, and when we video chatted I realised how attracted I was to her. I'll describe her, she was about 5"8, cute body figure, with a beautiful face and long blond hair, and resembled physically what I saw as the perfect woman. But it wasnt just that, she admitted many times to our friends (In Twitter DM chats) how she could 'picture herself with me', and after about three weeks I asked her to be my girlfriend.
Here's one of the things that I regret the most, I never made the connection with her surname and my uncle, the main reason for this is that our families never really got along, I had never met my uncle for personal reasons, and had no idea I had a cousin my age. It turns out, my cousin, was Rachael.
In August (4 weeks in to the relationship) I moved to America (Seattle, beautiful place), a move that I had planned for months, and was expecting to be home within a year. While I was working in America the relationship continued to flourish, we enjoyed 'Skype sexy times' on multiple occasions and exchanged various inappropriate photos to keep the relationship going. After a year of this, I had to stay longer in America to support the business we had started ( I don't want to reveal details, incase it leads to me). We decided to plan a big way to meet up when I got back, and I booked a room at a hotel in London, and sorted train tickets for her. Then she dropped the bombshell, her father had passed away. For days I consoled her and quickly made plans to cut short my trip in order to be with her, as her mother had left when she was young, and she had no one left. About three days before I left, my mother skyped me and 'broke' the news that my uncle (her brother) had died, and I was invited to his funeral the next week. I was puzzled, as I didn't know I had an uncle, and asked his name. Apparently his name was Darren, and I'd never met him before. Then it clicked, and the mindfuckery begun. Rachael dad, was called Darren. My family name is McAnter, as my mother (maiden name Bridges) took my father's surname. My uncle was Darren Bridges. My GIRLFRIEND was Rachael Bridges.
I don't know why I did this, but I told my mother the whole thing. She knew I had a girlfriend, and had even talked to her, but she had no idea she was her niece. She suggested I break it off, I agreed.
My flight is tomorrow, the smarter people on this site will probably watch me leave, but I don't know what to do, Reddit. My life has just broken before me.
Just don't fuck up, please.
TL;DR: Dated a girl over the internet, after two years found out she was my 'long-lost' cousin.
I'm sorry if there's any spelling mistakes or grammatical problems, I'm fucking shaking.
[Notice: original post deleted due to personal info, all names and details in this are fake. Lost info to the account I posted on so new account]