i asked this b4 but i need more answers...should ppl take online realtionships seriously?
135031
i was talkin to this guy online for about 2 weeks met him and that was 2 years ago and now we are still together in love so yes sometimes its good!! just be safe about it
150749
sure!  people make the internet out like all you're going to find is pedophiles and serial rapists, but let's be honest - the internet reaches everyone in the world, including you, including your potential soulmate!  it's no more dangerous than posting ads in the newspaper, and that's been going on for hundreds of years - because it works!
262344
I am okay with them as long as you are no longer a minor. Online dating is actually pretty dangerous. And now, looking back, I could have gotten into a lot of trouble. I was 19 when I met my now fiance online. Now I am 22. Online dating can work, but just make sure you are really careful, it is not as simple as sending a picture and iming each other all the time. You might need to give yourself a little more time if you are still afraid of getting hurt, then again, you have to realize that is what happens in a relationship, even a good one, is that you get hurt. Love is about opening yourself up to get hurt in the first place. It is called vulnerability.\n\ngood luck and stay safe!
401188
I guess I'd have to say theres good and bad things about them. I myself met my fiance online. We were friends first for a few years, now we're getting married soon. Its not all good though meeting someone online. A lot of people are not their true self, so ya have to watch out for those types of people and the sickos. Online dating is the new thing these days. Gives people the chance to talk to someone, without actually having to talk to them in person. Its great for people who are shy. I guess people will give you the good and the bad about it, but just follow your heart.
651424
No, I wouldn't let it come between us. Eventually, one person would relocate, but that's just logistics. Hummm...about meeting someone online? I guess it would depend where you met them. Typically people you run into in chat rooms or on free sites don't tend to be of the same quality (or want the same things out of a relationship) as people who use paying services.
132561
Meeting someone online is very dangerous and I do not reccomend it.  When people are online they can be very deciving and it is hard to know fact from fiction.  But if you seriously trust this person then meet them in a very public place, like a mall, and don't go alone!
652748
now in days theres nothing wrong with using a little personal site to jump start a freindship...dont go into it looking for love but just to get urself out there
473997
I think it sounds a bit dodgy to me and not right. He should be excited about seeing you and be as keen as you are to get together, if i were you i wouldnt waste my time going out there, get out there and find someone who wants to be with you as much as you want to be with them, lifes too short to waste time on fake love go find true love, i can guarantee it will be worth it.
657279
I don't believe internet love because the person in the real is always different than the same one in the internet.\n\nI perfer to meet someone in real and get to know him from there.\n\nJoyce
583409
Wow, that's a difficult one.  Have you ever met the online person in person?  The danger with falling in love with someone online is that they may not be who you think they are.  It could be also, that the person you don't know intimately will always seem better because you don't know all their little annoying peculiarities.  On the other hand, you have this on and off again long term relationship.  The fact that it isn't a stable relationship tells me that there are issues that come up, you break up, issues get worked out (or not, maybe you guys just get lonely), you're back together, the sun is shining until...and back into that again.  Look into your own heart.  What is it that is so alluring in the online person?  It is real?  Is it sustainable?  Does he snore in their sleep?  Is he a morning person?  Does he take cream in his coffee?  Sugar?  What is his mother's middle name?  (lol, now I'm wracking my brain on that question).  You get my drift.  You may want to talk this out with a neutral person like a counsellor to help you with this.  Maybe the answer right now is no answer, leave it as is and the next time long time bf leaves, see about the online one.  Just a thought.
166672
Ah, yes, I believe so..Love doesn't merely consist of the physical, especially if you are young.  It's importantly based on communication...just like a relationship with God for example.  If two people are to have a relationship, they must communicate or the relationship will break down...that's the only way you can have a relationship with God; Is to talk to Him (pray, read the Bible, church). ASSUMING that you're communicating some way with this person is a good foundation for a relationship.  If it's through the net, then, I think that's different because people mask who they are alot of times and have false identities, personalities, etc. and really aren't anything like the person they portray on the computer. This is not good.  If you have met this person one time or another and the relationship has blossomed from there and it's a long-distance relationship, then I'd say, GO FOR IT.  I've seen many enriching long-distance relationships turn into great marriages.  Good luck!
486278
But of course on line friendship survives!! You just gotta keep it alive. If you keep in touch, then the friendship stays alive. If you stop communicating, then the friendship dies. I know this from a few times of experience. Dude, I am not kidding when I say this, either, you are the longest I have kept in touch with solely over the computer. A little over 2 months already!! My longest before this was only for about 2 weeks. They stopped communication for some reason. Guess things got tiresome and they were starting to do other things for themselves.... You can stick to someone off the internet just like you do in real life. I have heard from several that some people they know personally actually married each other because they got along so well on the internet. Just like the dating sites. You find someone that you get along with over the computer. And then they meet each other after talking over the computer for quite some time.
675905
maybe..until u meet him!!  love is @ FIRST SIGHT well at least!!!!!! NOT meeting online sweetie. Best Of Luck!!!!!
50691
You can get really, really close to someone on the Internet very quickly. That is because both of you have your guard down and reveal things more quickly than you would in person. Also, there are no distractions, such as physical attributes. That is fine, you can fall in love with inner qualities rather than outer, but there is a problem. You do not know if the person you are talking to online is telling the truth or is just giving you the answers/information you want. Also, is it just that since you have to talk one at a time it makes that person a good listener. You do have to be careful, there are strange people out there. However, if you are careful then meet in public and have someone close by, money and a phone in case you need to exit.
112631
It's concentrated romance.  You are limited by the medium so you tend to talk about the things that are most important to you and it's an express way of getting to know someone and getting into their heads (and them getting into yours).  Although this makes you seem heady, you've got to keep your feet on the ground and take it to the next level (real life). After all, the net is just a venue and if you want to make the fantasy real, you will need to take some steps in that direction with either of these men.
326124
If you are searching for love and companionship only on line, and trying to do so with a webcam, then personally, I feel it is a mistake.  You'll find that most - and I say this from experience - most who are on chat with the webcams, are looking for a cheap thrill - they are looking for non-commital sex - with no attachments or ties.\n\nIf you want something more, then you need to get off the computer and check to see if there are any gay organizations where you are.  \n\nThe chance of finding love online is so very slim - esp. if it is a long distance relationship.\n\nJust relax and look around you - you never know when there is a girl in your area who has a crush on you, but she is shy and afraid to say for fear that you might reject her.\n\nLastly, if you look for love, you may never find it - love usually happens when we least expect it, and love finds us.\n\nGood Luck!
105038
Well, online stuff is so hard to deal with.  I met my current bf online.  He is wonderful, but, he isn't the first one I met and you have to pull up the weeds before you find the flowers.  You need to stop sending him im's, let him make the next move.