Gandalph, it will be frightening when you do meet your partner. Your stats are awesome. Looks like you have come a long way in PBW games.
Cheeze, don't worry about your partner. I may release them from the subjection treaty eventually.
And finally- meeting your partner is not everything. There are some definite newbies in the mix... and some players are more enthusiastic and helpful than others. But that part is the random partner factor. You may have to work with an international partner; and find that your communications were not as clear as you thought they were...