Online Dating

[Chrissi]

Anyone who says online relationships aren't "real" are the ones who make them not real. The ones who hurt other people when they happen to have them.

Just accept it as a different way of getting together. You dont' need to be together. You just need to know each other.

[aracelibercelle]

...online relationships not real?!? What is this then? Everyone on this forum has some sort of relationship with each other...What about that? Is this fake too? Just our imaginations? psh..not real..

that wasn't directed to anyone in general really..just anyone who thinks online relationships aren't real. Cause, any relationship online can be real, whether it be love or hate.

[xObserveRx]

Man, I've met like a quadrillion people off the net, and you know how many of those weren't who they said they were? 1.

It's called don't go and meet someone if you haven't talked to em on phone, seen pictures of them, and seen them on cam. At least that's my opinion. If the person isn't who they say they were after that, they're either a shapeshifting freak, or you're on crack.

Noata, seriously, just trying meeting someone, then you'll see.

[NaOTa4231]

all i said was if you dont meet the person(or know what the person looks like) then you can't have a relationship past the friends part.

[jazzmosis]

For an online relationship to be "honest", you really have to check where you're going. I'd trust someone I meet over FFR a hell of a lot more than someone I would talk to on "Teen Chat" (or along those lines) for being who they say they are. Typically, at least for me, it's easy to figure out who's lying about who they are and who's not.

[banditcom]

all i said was if you dont meet the person(or know what the person looks like) then you can't have a relationship past the friends part.

Just to let you know, that's FAR from the truth.

[xObserveRx]

agreed, I totally think you can fall in love with someone's mind. Weird yes, but still possible.

[NaOTa4231]

srry bandit but i thnk i know what i said. why dont you go back and read what i wrote. and how u said the caring and love isnt real, its not even close to being the same as if you could actually be w/ the person.

[banditcom]

Distance makes the heart grow fonder...

It's not the same. It can be on the same level, but it's just different. Could it be higher if it was in person? Oh god yes.

[TheTypist]

The problem with this whole deal is the fact that even if you are lucky enough to find your "true love" on the internet and marry them, you'd probably have to worry more about the >50% of American marriages that end in divorce.

I wonder if all these internet romances have anything to do with it... I guess I'll have to find out more on that...

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[xObserveRx]

no, i think the younger you get married, the more chance you have for divorce.

[banditcom]

My suggestion is to avoid online dating... too much needless bullshit arguments, complications, as well as the fact that you are very limited in what you can do and share together.

But you can use the 'net to find people in your area.

[xObserveRx]

Or any area for that matter, but like we've all agreed already, the bigger the distance, the harder to maintain the relationship.

[Arch0wl]

Sure, talking in person beats words on a screen any day, but don't the same messages and same personalities get portrayed? The only bad thing about online dating is that someone could easily pretend to be something they're not. But if you're a smart person, you can usually avoid those situations. Not always..but most of the time.

Holy crap, haha I thought I was the only one who thought that

[Privateer]

You lose the entire body language aspect of communicating, and I find that very important.