could it be love?

Savannah
Or the making of it anyway...
Alright so heres the scenario....
I met a guy a few weeks ago and we had some rly good conversations. Hes funny, hes just as nerdy as me, hes very handsome and he is just as into me as i am him. We started off having good convos and a bit of flirting. Things got hot and heavy the night before (a few days after the 2 week point) and i found myself falling into his eyes. A sort of weightless feeling. I think its the real kind of falling (love), or the beginning of it. He feels the same way. 
The only caveat? He lives in Tennessee and i live in washington state. We have never met irl.
Can you fall for someone youve never met? Does that validate it more that its not a dumb physical thing because youve never even held hands?