Can you possibly fall in love with someone you haven't met?

United States
January 26, 2007 8:58pm CST
Is it possible to call it love, when you talk to a person on the phone almost every night, but then you haven't met in person just yet. Is the feeling being developed through nightly conversations enough to be considered as love? And has this ever occured to you?
10 responses
@elisa812 (3026)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I'm sure many people disagree with me, but I definitely believe that you can fall in love with someone you haven't met, because it happened to me. I met my fiance on the internet completely by accident, and we decided to try chatting over the phone. We talked for 6 hours on the phone that night, and never missed a night calling each other after that. We got to know each other for a long time over the phone and fell completely in love, then decided to meet in person and things just got even better. I honestly had a really strong gut feeling that he was the man I would marry before I even met him in person, and now years later, we're engaged and planning our wedding for 2008! It is the most incredible relationship I've ever been in, and I feel like it's because we got to know each other so well and found out that we were compatible before even going on our first date. I know there are some horror stories out there and it doesn't work out that way for everyone, but it definitely IS possible.
@MySpot (2600)
• United States
17 Mar 07
Great Response! Really KNOWING someone has nothing to do with seeing them. I think you met the essence of who he was first and that's a great basis for friendship, which I believe is key to a great marriage. Congratulations on your engagement!
@sechsey (1831)
• Canada
30 Jan 07
I think it is quite possible to START to fall in love with a person you talked with hours and hours every night before you even meet in person. You get the same feeling you will experience with someone whom you will go on dates with and enjoy his company every date night as well. The only difference is you dont get to touch him, you cant see him or know for certain he is real. But you know that you certainly enjoyed spending time with that person because you can talk about anything, you still get to talk about your likes and dislikes, you can joke around and laughed with him and you can argue about anything just like how you would have done so even with a person you have already met. It's a start. Its the getting to know you phase which gives you the giddy feeling, the butterflies, the big smile on your face, the light in your eyes, the glow that clearly surrounds you. Its the whole infatuation thing which will eventually make you realize it is Love. I know the feeling. I started talking to this wonderful guy over chat one night and then suddenly hit it off. Talking over the net , laughing over jokes on cams, debating about things you never dreamt you can talk about freely with anyone. I had those times. I had those times when I cant stop swooning and smiling every after chatting or texting. I talked with him for hours every night. After logging off, it was more goodnights and eventually longer conversations over texts until wee hours in the morning. It started becoming a first thing our minds every morning, during the day and before we go to sleep. That went on for a month or two until we finally decided to meet and see if it was indeed for real whatever it was we were feeling. And you know what, I married him one year and a half later. (",) Love works in mysterious ways dear. :) Just enjoy the feeling but make sure to meet him first before you make a conclusion that it is indeed Love.
@zhell_12 (119)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
yeah its possible but know him very well first coz its really hard to risk ur life with some u dont even meet yet. i happened to me but when i meet him, i dont expect that's him whom i'm talking every night. he's really different in phone and in person. so better know him very well.
• China
30 Jan 07
it is impossibly. how can it happen. but if you can talk to a person on the phone almost every night, you will have a wish to meet him, if the person fit your requirement, you will fall in love, that is said the person you had met.
• United States
29 Jan 07
This has never happened to me, but I have seen it happen with other people! So, yes, I believe you can. However, I think if you start to feel this way about a person whom you have not met, then you do need to meet them as soon as possible before the feelings get any stronger so that way you will know for sure that there is really something there. Until you actually meet, a lot of your feelings for someone are sort of like an illusion. You don't know if it's real or not until you meet. For example, you can't really tell if you have any chemistry, know what I mean?
@cabergren (1181)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I met my husband over the internet on Match.com. We emailed for over 4 weeks before we finally. I think sometime in that 4 weeks I fell in love with him. From the moment we met we have not been apart. So yes, I think it is possible.
@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
i have had that experienced when i was in high school and in college. during that time we thought it was real but soon realized after seeing each other personally changes everything. you see, it is not love, it is a romance , a form of seduction of the mind and heart. the feeling of doing things differently and playing someone in your fantasy. it is not love because the key elements for the two parties to develop in love are lacking but if you are just talking about the romantic feeling then , it is.
• United States
27 Jan 07
Someone once told me that you can't possibly know if you love the person if you have never smelled them. That sounds kindof crazy but if you think about it we are still animals and that is how animals pick mates. As humans we are very often not aware of how subtle scents from different people affect our emotions and attraction to them. Also I think because of all the perfumes that people wear sometimes it takes a while before we actually react to their scent. haha.... I know that sounds crazy but it sortof makes sense doesn't it?!? so, after saying all that I guess I'm saying that I do not think you can really know if you love the person if you have not met in person.
@jbrooks0127 (2324)
• United States
27 Jan 07
If all you know of a person is what you hear them say then if you feal you have fallen in love it is with what you have heard only. The real person may not be at all what you think. We all put our best foot forward when trying to attract. So you can fall in love but it is with and image or that person and not the real thing.
@MrTrix (14)
• United States
27 Jan 07
you can't really say that you fell in love with the "person". You fell in love with the person that talks with you on the phone every night. For all you know, once you meet in person, it can be totally different to you. So the feeling that you have on the phone maybe called love but just not in love with hte real person