Falling in love on-line equals failure?

Netherlands
June 23, 2011 7:10pm CST
Have you ever fallen in love with someone you 'met'online? For example you met someone started emailing or chatting eventually used a webcam and Dang he/she is so cute.... Do you think relationships could start this way? Is it healthy to meet people like this? Does it ever last?
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@Angelwriter (1954)
• United States
24 Jun 11
I do know one online relationship that's worked. My brother met his wife online. They started chatting when they were in college, and moved to our city so she could go to the same school. They dated for a few years and then got married and they're still together. So, I could never say that an online relationship can't work, because I've seen one that does. Of course, one example can't speak for everyone. Some, maybe most don't work. But, never believe that none can work. I'd say take it slow, and be careful.
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• Netherlands
24 Jun 11
If your 16 year old would have met someone like this, what would you do? My younger brother and sister are more of the age that this online dating is a normal thing. They could not imagine it was not there. Wonder in about 10 years what it will be then? A cuberdate, in a cybercafe?
@wow2dong2 (204)
• Malaysia
24 Jun 11
I don't think this kind of relationship will be worked. It is very hard to maintain a long distance relationship especially with the person you met online. You maybe will found out that you barely know nothing about this person after many years also. I hope you can success.
• Netherlands
24 Jun 11
It is not about me. However I fell in love one time, and met the guy. Ans even got a relationship out of it but it did not last and it was withing my own country so no real long distance. I wonder how can you protect you children against such a thing? How could you explain that not all is what it seems and they should be carefull. Without being to harsh and scare them out of the online meeting experience all together.
• Malaysia
24 Jun 11
I also don't how i gonna protect them from against such a thing in future. But for me right now, i think i won't meet with the guy i met online. Maybe we can just be a very good friend via online, such as some pen-friend.
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
25 Jun 11
yes, there is more and more indications that relationships start online or people get matched up for online. i think its going to become more and more the norm.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
28 Oct 11
I have gone a couple of dates with people that I have met online, and I would say that my experiences have been bad as well as very good. The first guy that I met on an online dating site was very different from the person I expected. He showed up drunk and we didn't have to talk for more than a very short time because I knew that he wasn't the person that I was looking for. That was a bit of a disappointment, but I decided to go on another date with a guy from a dating site. He was a nice person, but I didn't feel attracted to him at all. My third date went really well, and today we are married.
@nikelaz (33)
• Bulgaria
26 Aug 11
Well I personally think meeting with people online is not the right way to start a relationship and probably, in my opinion, it wont last long, but in other way maybe this is the future of the relationships so I don't really know what to think.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
26 Jun 11
My daughter and son in law met over the internet only. After chatting with webcam they got married seven years back. It is possible. In this case they were introduced to each other by elders. In some cases it happens people meet online, they live together or get married. it is possible.
• Pamplona, Spain
24 Jun 11
Hiya IEN, Not always I don´t think that it equals failure. I have seen a few of these Chat things grow into an offline love Story. Couple in Spain had a special nickname for themselves and they were chatting away for months then it got to being on the Phone and then meeting in Person. They are in love and doing very well. So no I don´t think that it has to be a failure although you do have to be very careful what you are doing of course. Those two were chatting without Webcam or anything like that at the start. They got to know each other better on the Phone and of course when they met in Person. What a lovely Story that was too. xxx
@jimmytai (204)
• Malaysia
24 Jun 11
Online , we just can know a half of other . You can try make friend with him/her, but not start your relationship before you meet him/her. We must more careful for this thing, some people at website are like to cheat people.