Will it be "yes" or will it be "i'm sorry" ?

@modstar (9605)
Philippines
October 18, 2008 6:11am CST
Will it be yes or will it be sorry? When you've finally met your internet boyfriend and it turned out that he's way uglier or unpleasant than what you saw from his photos online.
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@carmela0210 (1591)
• Philippines
18 Oct 08
i think it would be yes, inspite of the looks, anyway im not after with the looks im more on the personality, and maybe i should have known ans seen his pics already before meeting up, and as long as he is nice to me and repectful that would just be fine with me!!!
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
But are you open on starting a relationship with him?
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
You can't eat personality either. hehe..
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• Philippines
20 Oct 08
if he truly loves me, and i would feel that i love him also, why not??its not the looks that count what matters most is the feelings and how sincere he is to me, and how much he love me, but not because he loves me but dont love him will be accepted, ill wait before my feelings get developed at him, anyways you cant eat looks!!lol
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@iskayz (5420)
• Philippines
18 Oct 08
That's the reason why I don't engage myself in online relationships. I don't want to have regrets and risk having a relationship I am not sure of what to feel when I meet him in person. Falling in love being apart is different from relationships where you see each in other person. Yes good looks isn't that important but still, you wouldn't know the real feeling once you see the person face to face. Ciao!
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
18 Oct 08
Internet dating is just one medium. A very risky form.
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@rosedust82 (2066)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
Hi Modstar... Well, if I were still single and that was the case, I would still say yes regardless of the looks. If I fell in love with the person and he had the qualities that I look for in a guy, then it wouldn't be a big thing. I'm not a person who is particular with the looks... I still go for the personality of a person.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
I admire you (rose) for your noble ideals. Very few dare to tread on the "personality" side these days.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
Tracy, it it also know to many that people in general and in person lie as much volume as people on the internet.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
People love gore. We'd love to hear your story hehe..
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@lrglara (1334)
• Philippines
18 Oct 08
i never really have any particular preference when it comes to looks. i usually settle for me whom i know would take care of me and will love me unconditionally (as if!). i dont really engage in online dating because like you said, its very risky plus the fact that i already found the guy who loves me unconditionally. if ever there were men / boys who's trying to show or let his feelings known, i would tell them right away that im engaged! :)
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@teclive (247)
• Canada
18 Oct 08
ok, for starters, i would not be meeting anybody i thought of as a 'boyfriend' without first seeing an image (hopefully a true pick of himself/herself) If he were not attractive, i would not be a total biatch to him, however, i would be offering a drink rather than offering myself;) on the flip side...i really dont think the internet is the right place to try to find 'love' stats show that only 24% YUP 24% of internet relationships work out once the people meet. Its a fantasy land on teh web, you never know if the person is full of crap or not, i would sooner meet someone from my local area where ateast i can find out from other people if he is a buttnut or a good person. thats just my 2 cents though..i know there are people out there who try to find love on the web..i am just not one of them, and i encourage people i know not to 'look for love in all teh wrong places'
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Oct 08
Personally i think i find more interesting and smart people online. Like you people here in Mylot. I mean i don't get lots of interesting conversations in the real world and that sucks because i think these people have no sense at all. It takes a lot to be able to get them in a conversation i can get in an instant here online.
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@teclive (247)
• Canada
21 Oct 08
hey there my friend... oh i agree, there are some interesting people online and some of them are smart cookies. however, the question was in reference to a relationship ;) i live in a small village, red neck country bumpkins...good people, but there are maybe 7 people in my village that i can sit and have a half decent coversation with without being looked at like a total doorknob ;) however, if you wanna talk livestock, farming or tractor pulls, then my town is the place to be ;) i think you folks here at ML are fab...but i still would not date anybody from online. I made the mistake of meeting my first husband over a phone line...nothing but bad juju came with that T
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@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
20 Jan 09
what would you feel or say or do, when you see someone, whom u thought to be cute in the internet , turned out not to be as cute as you thought she were? Lol!
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
20 Jan 09
As long as she's got cute eyes then i'll be fine. Eyes don't lie right? Hips are the windows for the soul? Omg, i may not want to translate this in Filipino.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
Speaking of flag, Do you like my flag on the lower right of my logo?
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
20 Jan 09
You can try! I wanna know if you get flagged!
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• Philippines
23 Oct 08
I'm giving the guy a try, so it will be a yes I guess. Maybe he's got more to offer than his looks. Who knows? I would love to discover about him in person, if I won't like what I see then, then it's gonna be "I'm sorry".
@pinks17 (2192)
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
I don't care if the guys looks like Vhong Navarro a.k.a Gagamboy.It's just an added bonus from the whole package.It's like endorsing or patronizing a product,we buy a product which has a nice packaging but it's just the design that made it look attractive but once we see what's inside..we don't know if we will like it or not.So regardless the person is ugly or attractive I'd still consider the connection we built online and the looks is just an added bonus but not that important.Just make sure you smell good.bec.if not..that would be a sorry.hahaha.
@pinks17 (2192)
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
loved your answer.
@pinks17 (2192)
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
just waiting for the right timing and hopefully it will not be too late.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
3 Nov 08
hmm.. it's gagambino now. But i agree with you, it's what's inside that counts as long as physicially she is presentable aight. Whether if you're from Flintstones or not as long as you're personality is ok then there's no problem.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
18 Apr 09
In my case it must be a girlfriend as I am a straight guy. For me I would love to see the image of my gf on internet itself so that I don't get shocked when we meet for the first time. In any case, I don't belive in Cyber love.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
19 Apr 09
Ha ha ha! only a miracle can change my beliefe my friend. I have had some realy nasty experiences over internet girls.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
22 Apr 09
Don't talk like it's the end or in our language, wag kang magsalita ng patapos. lol! You might come back here next time telling me about the news that you finally got a girlfriend you're met over the net.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
Ah huh, you never know. Who knows, the one you love is from here in myLot and also from your area.
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• United States
18 Oct 08
I would not make any difference to me what he looked like because looks would not have anything to do with what I thought of him. Since I would already know him I would not care that he might look exactly what I thought he did.
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@cahyorini (315)
• Indonesia
19 Apr 09
Hahahaha this is the funny moment i had in the past. Once it happen when I am in the 2nd semester in college. The internet was very popular thing around my campus, so sometimes i skip my class just to chat with someone on the internet, when we(me and him) manage to meet on the mall, that time i am not wearing the clothes that we agree before (naughty me) . And when i saw him that is far away beyond my expectation's, i message him that i cannot meet him and i go home (poor guy), after that we never chat again. So my conclusion is I'm sorry. LOL
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Apr 09
Whew! Lots of women saying the "Sorry" these days. lol!
• Chatsworth, California
21 Oct 08
I make it a point to warn them about how ugly I am in advance
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@loxion (1553)
• India
18 Oct 08
simple, you just be nice for that moment you are with them and after they're gone you delete everything about them if you didn't like them. I once met someone on the net, a lady, and she always sent me photos with sunglass on and she looked pretty beautiful with her sunglass on, but when i mey her i realised that she only had one eye.At first i thought maybe i was dreaming,ha!ha!ha After she left i had to laugh and not just any laugh but Laugh Out Loud, i never phoned her since then and she never phoned either
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
18 Oct 08
Haha! That's mean! But just a lesson, always keep yourself presentable.
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• Philippines
18 Apr 09
Forgive me but I'm really a very bad girl when we talk about meeting personally your friend on the net or text mate.I always have this feeling about how people will look like and every time I'm right.I always say the opposite of what I look and wear then I'll seek my blind date.LOL!If my hunch about his looks are right....soorrryyy I'm on the road again.I did this twice and I never want to do this again.It's not easy to hurt others feelings just because they don't fit your qualifications.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
Hmm.. well you may not be deliberately hurting others' feelings but you are aware that you can. If that's the case, then never agree for a meet up until you are ready to accept that person for whatever his look is. The guy is searching too and he has his preference too. We never know, you might also be not his type.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Apr 09
I was about to ask for your number. lol! Just kidding!
• Philippines
20 Apr 09
Yeah,that's why I don't entertain texts and emails.I have to be a good girl now coz my friends will really kill me if I hurt all of their male friends that they are throwing at me.
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@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
18 Apr 09
Does physical appearance matters in love, be it in physical or virtual world? Not for me though. Think what draws you to him or her in the first instance. I am drawn to people who has the intelligence and has strong character. He should be able to strike good conversations with me. He should have great humor too. Physical looks is a secondary matter. A good look is a public property and would only stir my jealous heart.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
How about physical first impression? I'm sure it matters right but we may deny that it does.
@maxilimian (3099)
• Indonesia
23 Apr 09
that's a blind date, so if you make some decision to do it, then you have to do it no matter if he/she is uglier than the photo's ... i think, that's why they called it a 'blind' date
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
24 Apr 09
Yeah, just get it on with so it'll be over soon. It's not like it's a marriage date.
@mayrose (323)
• Philippines
20 Apr 09
Lucky for me I don't really commit with something I don't really know about...
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Apr 09
I commit mistakes and i will be committed to my future girlfriend. lol!
18 Apr 09
For me, more than looks and how they present themselves (cos good manners fade after the first meet in any case), it is about chemistry between us. If the chemistry we shared online is too obvious in real too, I'd give it a go and date the guy for a while. But is there any good if he returns to his city or country after the meet? We go back to IMs and phones? No fun in that huh? Also, I have made guys buy a webcam just for me, and even given them online tutorials on how to instal it cos I just must see whether they are the same as their photos or they've aged.. haha. But on a broader perspective, nope. I wouldn't go the whole hog purely based on online interaction. Reason being: nine times out of ten, according to global statistics (okay, I made that up), such relationships end then and there and nobody stays in touch. The novelty is lost after the meet. And if you had the bad fortune of spending more than two hours with the person, there would be eye-opening revelations! Much rather avoided than anticipated.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
22 Apr 09
I agree. Sometimes people are such sweet talkers that kind of overrides their not so good looks. lol! I agree too the chemistry is really important. There are couple who can really hit it off the first time they meet and that's great! Nah, what if he returns to his city then go back to IMs and phones just to plan on something bigger? It's all fun right? Well, i guess in the aspect of eye-opening revelations, net or unnet, it will really reappear so might just as well be brave to face it.
@jheLaichie (4438)
• Philippines
20 Apr 09
well it depends you, if we will finally meet and still he would be the type of guy i thought he would be, even if his ugly or whatever i still first see what my feelings would be? if its yes or im sorry... and whatever it would be i would go straight to the point as not to prolong the agony or happiness...
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Apr 09
Ah huh, that's good. No going around the bushes. People aren't that shallow not to notice if someone likes them or not.
@chesaid (104)
• Philippines
20 Apr 09
i would say im sorry.. i know it's too bad from me to say. but what can i do if i don't find him pleasant or "handsome" enough. im not that pretty to be so rude, but of course all of us have standards especially when it comes to looks. but i can't fool my self. if i just let it, then in the end i know i will also hurt him.. so better tell it straight. i don't know if there's a nice way to say, coz for sure even to me, if someone says that they like what i look like, its very hurtful... lolz.. but if love really comes along the way on the chatting processing, well i think looks won't be an issue at all for me....
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
21 Apr 09
The telling is really the hardest part. lol! No amount of sugarcoating will hide the obvious. lol! Just be courteous about it then i guess he'll get the clue.