Cyberlife vs Real Life

@Wyldrose (1216)
United States
April 7, 2010 7:46pm CST
I was wondering what y'all's take is on cyberlife vs real life? Do people really spend all or most of their time on the internet talking to people or do they have real life friends... actual people they can see and meet up with and go out to dinner or a movie with? I know people do a lot of shopping and banking, etc on the internet,but to spend allll of your time there? Is that pretty much the norm now? Personally, I'd rather have real friends I can see and be with. What about love on the internet? Can you really fall in love with someone you have never met or seen in real life? Can you talk to this person for weeks or months and tell them you actually love them without ever meeting them, touching them? What if you are in different countries? Can you fall in love with someone you have never actually met from another country, knowing that you will probably never meet up at all? Then pine away and tell each other how much you love and miss each other and can't wait till you can be together forever? What kind of a life is that?? So, like I said, I would just like y'all's opinon on this subject.
7 responses
@helman (115)
• Indonesia
8 Apr 10
in 24 hours, I spend almost 3/4 in front of internet. any where and some where.. I often fall in love in this fake world.. its fun very fun than my real life...
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@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
8 Apr 10
It's your personal choice to either have a cyber life or a real life....
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
9 Apr 10
Hey there bro..thanks for the friend request..I've accepted ..
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
the world is so huge with millions of people on earth, and our country where we stay is just a dot to the world map, and internet is our only way to meet, have friends and talk with someone in other country since we cant go there just like that nor they cant just come here just like that. in real life, of course we talk to them we see them but are we just be contented with them if theres other way to meet someone else across the country. those people who want to find love online are for them to choose who they really want, as they have a lot of choices online and once they choose that person of course what else they can do but to use internet in getting to know each other nor mobile, and once everything is settled the guy can visit the girl to finalized things, but if they dont like each other in person as there might be changes then thats part of life, they must accept it and go on again. besides even you did not meet the person personally, as long as you talk to him via phone nor hear his voice nor see him on cam the whole him and the whole house nor the whole family then theres no problem at all.
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@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
8 Apr 10
You're right,,you do have the opportunity, thanks to the internet, to meet people from all over the world and that is pretty exciting. But, to fall in love? I'm not so sure about that......
@zed_k4 (17589)
• Singapore
9 Apr 10
homeshoppers is right.. Due to technology too, we are able to get in touch with other friends from all around the world. I'm not just confined to friend in my own homeland, but there are others everywhere else that I can learn and share things from, which is very awesome.
@chiyosan (30184)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
i think that people have to know what the boundaries of the cyber world is. it is called cyber and not a reality for the main reason that it can never to real, or it can never be the truth. For people, it is okay for them to gain friends online and mingle with them in social networking sites... but i think that it is important to physically meet up with your friends and enjoy the regular activities that you won't find in the internet world. reality still is the best to get to know a person fully and with this, it is even better that people should know when the cyber stuff ends and the reality begins. the only reality in cyber world is that it can never be a reality.
@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I love your last sentence....."the only reality in cyber world is that it can never be a reality." How true that statement is......
• India
8 Apr 10
I would say if people are not talking to real life fiends they are talking to virtual friends. There is a world of a difference between real and virtual friends. I have some virtual friends who have turned into real friends. We meet sometime, have dinner, and spend some time together. Having real life friends has its limitation. You have few people to choose from, maybe out of the place you live or you work. The net has an unlimited possibility. I still prefer real friend to net friends. Virtual friends as long as they do not turn into real friends they remain virtual friends only. I do not think it is possible to fall in love with someone you have never met, never seen and never been together. If anyone says that then I must say he or she is just shaming; it is not true.
@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I agree with you. If you've never actually met them, how do you know if you even like them, much less love them??
• India
8 Apr 10
Typo; it is shamming and not shaming. Sorry.
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
I agree with you, I would also like to have a real friends rather than virtual friends. Its not easy to walk alone or dine out alone and keep on talking on the phone or chatting. I would not also agree that falling in love in the person whom you have not meet. Its really difficult to go on that stage. If lots of our friends here do that one, I actually dont know how they did it. How they manage to fall in love to someone that they have not meet yet.
@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I totally agree with you..And, how CAN you fall in love with someone you've never met? You've seen pictures, maybe a web cam, maybe a phone call, but the day to day living...how do you know you will even LIKE this person??
@ada8may21 (2405)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
All is virtual to them. Talking over the phone and webcam for me is not enough to love a person. Maybe I would like him, but not really love him.
• India
8 Apr 10
It's destined to happen time and time again as both technology and culture progress. That's right folks, I'm talking bout computers and the InternetAt home and in class, I hear nothing but bad-mouthing those who choose to make today's "magic box" their window into the outside world. The Internet is possibly one of the greatest creations in the history of our species. With it we are able to share information and interact with people who we normally would not have the chance to communicate with in our everyday lives.
@Wyldrose (1216)
• United States
8 Apr 10
I agree with you.The internet is one of the greatest inventions ever. I have no problem with people who choose to sit in front of their computers all day and let the outside world pass them by. I did that years back...just sat on the computer and didn't know what was going on around me. Then realized I was missing out on alot. It's wonderful to meet new people from different states, different countries, different cultures..and it's very interesting. I just dont think I could do that again...but, to each his own.
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
8 Apr 10
Today's world most like cyber because of the modern technology using the computer and other gadgets. Many things are run by computers even our life sometimes run by cyber like having chat friends. Most of my friends enjoy chatting and others are having their partner in life.They got married finding their husband or wife thru internet chatting. Experience about the cyber relationship i got that a while ago but just friend but eventually i came to an end. Feelings happy lie you 're in real life but to the point that I know it is just an imagination which i know it will never be true. Just for fun.