True story:

A blogger in Knoxville, Tenn., wrote about his lust for newly hired WBIR-TV anchor Abby Ham on his blog — twice.

Amazingly, Abby e-mailed the blogger to thank him for his “kind words,” to say it was “a fun way to be welcomed to Knoxville,” and to suggest that “maybe we will actually get to meet in person in the future.” Turns out they had a mutual friend.

The sly blogger, an improv comedian, then invited Abby to come watch his troupe perform. She wasn’t able to make it — but sent a cameraman to shoot the performance for her kicker story that night. The blogger proudly points out that “she had a big smile as she introduced the tape.”

What a stud.

Sadly, the dude’s married and that’s as far as it will go, we assume. But for all the lonely, crazed, stalker-type bloggers out there … at least there’s hope.