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tapper798 Member
since 2003-07-20
Posts 353My own world 
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What do you think of online dating? I've heard some opinions on the poetry forum but I'd like to see some responses on here. What do you think about it? thnx Love is giving him the ability to break your heart...but trusting him enough to know he won't. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Meeting friends online isn't really any different from meeting them anywhere else. Use the same diligent precautions... Get to know them well... Beware of inconsistencies in their personalities... Allow their true personalities to unfold... People are all the same no matter what the source of your introduction. The internet just allows the added dimension of their being able to present a false front for a bit. But doesn't the bar atmosphere do the same? Take your time. Get to know each other. It'll be what it'll be. There's no hurry...  |
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Michelle_loves_Mike
since 2003-12-20
Posts 1189Pennsylvania |
Dig it, I met my wonderful, wonderful, Mikey via the net. I feel, there are risks to all dating,,be it emotional,or physical.... People can "fake" whom they are,,,be they a blind date, from a dating service, the dude from the office, or from online. No matter what, a person has to trust themselves, and never rush into any relationship,,,,that's my views,,,,thank you Michelle I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike |
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Essorant Member Elite
since 2002-08-10
Posts 4769Regina, Saskatchewan; Canada |
Why "date" someone in a cloud, When you may meet someone on an open plain, under the sun? |
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*Alli4000*
since 2004-03-21
Posts 3188The World of Poetry |
Actually, i met my boyfriend over the internet. We met on Yahoo Messenger. It even turned out that we live very close to one another, so we can see each other whenever. I find that there is NOTHING wrong with online dating...  ~Alli~ |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
and I keep wondering why people think this is something new. Courtship through correspondence is as old as parchment. It's just much faster now. I agree with what Nan said. Smile, it took four years, but I trust her now. *giggle*  |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Meeting people online offers many a chance to be themselves, a chance to be completely open and frank that they might not have otherwise. It also offers an opportunity to eliminate the facades we put up in public. This assists in getting to know the true essence of a person much quicker than usual. That's not to say there aren't negatives of course. The anonymity of the net offers the absolute opposite to occur because afterall online or offline the world is full of absolute @holes. It can also take away from people's ability to strike up live' relationships. I'm not for scouring and patroling forums and chatrooms for the purpose of dating. As Essorant says, it's much nice nicer to meet someone 'under the sun.' But if you do chance upon an incredible someone over the net, why not take the opportunity? I've been lucky enough to meet some of the most beautiful(inside-out) and intelligent human beings online, I even fell head over heels over one of them once. Shtuff happens. |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Sniggling too... And all that time I was thinking I was tricky... Even tried an alter-ego or a few to throw her off... Ain' MissBehavin' now...  |
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tapper798 Member
since 2003-07-20
Posts 353My own world |
thnx for the replies. Keep em coming. I met my bf Michael too online and I love him so much. I was just going to see what you guys felt on it, some people don't believe in it and I wanted to see why. thnx and keep replying! Love is giving him the ability to break your heart...but trusting him enough to know he won't. |
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Bec Member
since 2001-02-23
Posts 475Canberra |
It really seems to work for other people, but not for me. I manage to turn up all the scary ones. I had one guy that I had been talking to on MSN for about five minutes, which is no exaggeration, and he had given me his phone number and asked me to call him. I didn't... I guess it's no different to other forms of finding a partner - dating agencies, personals, joining a club - works for some, not for others. B "I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell"~ Matchbox 20 |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
Personally, I think it's something you have to learn to grow out of. Let's face it... there are things real and tangible that are important in a romantic relationship. I think the idea that true love can exist in text-only format is cheap. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
quote: "that true love can exist in text-only" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ it cant...and it wont ever... and if we settle for anything less than real contact ... in the end--all we do is hurt & cheat ourselves. amen Brian. signed, The Jaded Moth. |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Undoubtedly Brian, but as a starting point, there's nothing wrong with it. Of course eventually it must move beyond text or it is nothing but an illusion. |
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Ron
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-05-19
Posts 8669Michigan, US |
Don't confuse love with mating. There are several people in these forums I can, with clear conscious, say I sincerely love. Never met most of them, never will, and it simply doesn't matter. Mating is as much about physical needs (and I'm not talking simply about sex) as it is emotional ones. As such, what we're really talking about is technological limitations. What will happen when we can really reach out and touch someone? |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
*sigh* Internet or otherwise... It just makes me tired. "cast me gently into the morning, for the night has been unkind" |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Susan, exactly why i've become a hermit. lol |
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Errandghost Junior Member
since 2003-09-10
Posts 17Thoroughly Abroad |
The best place to meet is in the Soul. |
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