16 & Going Too Meet A Lad Off The Internet [Please Read+Long]?

He sounds like a decent guy. If you'd just met online and suddenly decided to meet in real life, there'd be more cause for concern, but you've known him long enough that it's safe to ume he's not some sort of online predator. Still, take a few reasonable precautions. Have the first meeting be in a public place, preferably in the middle of the day. Have a friend call you an hour or two in, just to check up and make sure everything's fine. After that, just have fun and see how things go.