Online Relationships

[Conservative,]

Having said what I said, they can work...

An example:

Zezima (yes from runescape) aka Peter Zezima got married to Elianestp on Runescape. They later announced they were dating in real life and it is rumoured they got married. I don't have much detail but it shows it is possible to start on habbo or something similar then go into real life.

[wixard]

I never have, although friendships started from online have turned to relationships but that's only with girls who are friends of friends etc. There are a few people online I really click with and if we met could potentially turn to something but some things ate best left unturned.

i feel the same about you too babe mwah

to answer the question no
wait what was the question? dating online doesn't work....
i think if you MET the person online and then continued the relationship, as in they live less than an hour away from you then yeah thats cool

but having them live so far and not being able to do normal every day things with them would suck

and personally online relationships probably end up more of an ego boost and to reassure yourself that you're 'wanted'

[Stephen]

Unfortunately, online relationships are a bad idea - In my opinion of course.

I see online relationships as setting yourself for a fall. You never actually know how the person on the other end feels, and if you genuienly feel for somebody that you speak to online, you will begin to start thinking differently. Now this is where alot of bad things can happen. The person you are talking to may seem like the 'perfect guy' and usually when they seem too good to be true, they usually are. They would start to want to meet up with you in real life - very dangerous. Habbo like to emphasise that giving out personal detailsa and meeting up with people from online is a very bad idea. So many times i've read about people going to meet so one so, and getting raped, or stood up. It definately is setting yourself up for a fall.

Even if you don't plan on meeting that person, again you still may never know how they actually feel and one day they could just bugger off and leave you, you never see the person, you never get to touch them and cuddle them - the usually loving things. Everything is just words, and in my opinion, words are just words, they need alot more of on top of that for the feelings to be really felt.

Any idiots who go to meet up with someone and have never seen them on cam or spoke to them on skype or something get what they ask for imo

[Nedster]

Most people think they fail. But I know loads of people who have done it, and are still together - they regularly meet up (etc). It's OK if you can keep it going, and keep things fresh.. tbh, like any relationship - but as people said it's OK for 12 year olds, I know 18+ who do it. It depends on who you date. Sometimes, as I said in my previous post - they've only known each other a few hours. Which is utterly bullcrap, and I hate it when in the couple of hours it's "i love him/her" .. uno?

[Rapidshare]

I was thinking more of e-dating and seeing eachother once ina while, but if you just meant completely e-date then that a different matter.

[,Lexiilu]

personally i think they can work, but you have to meet up someday to continue to be honest.
as many have said, physical stuff is very important in a relationship and you have to be able to do certain things eventually -- otherwise, what's the point?
lol well here's my stupid story...i edated someone on forum (yes we all know who it is get out) and it ended after only two weeks. i haven't edated or anything since then but i don't think its bad or anything. personally i'm all for it if you really like each other and are willing to try then hell yeah go for it. you don't control who you like/love and unfortunately sometimes those people are way far away and edating is kind of the only option. although most people's internet relationships seem to just be stupid and pointless. like HI I LUV U XOXOXOXOXOXOX no.... if you're going to edate someone then make it worth something.

[Ajthedragon]

E-Dating is pointless and is for 12 year old children that still play habbo hotel, in my opinion.
I expect most of you to jump at my throat in shock horror, but that's the truth.
You need to be with the person your with, take them places, wine & dine, be a gentleman - you can't do that sat at home on the keyboard.

This. I think it's really sad and for people who can't find love irl.

[buttons]

This. I think it's really sad and for people who can't find love irl.

lol??????????????????????????????? who says they can't find love? getting to know people online before meeting them is just the same or even better sometimes.

you can't physically date online anyway, all you can do is give yourself the title of boyfriend & girlfriend. of COURSE it won't work. meeting someone online then meeting up irl before deciding whether you want to date or not is a totally different thing. i laugh at people who date online BEFORE meeting (cough pyroka/amy cough) but i also believe you can have feelings for someone online.
no it won't work if it's purely online, i think that's common sense but if you're talking about meeting online and then offline then sure you can, what's the difference? & like i said i believe you can have feelings for someone online but there's nothing you can do about it unless you meet them...

& i haven't e-dated seriously but i've met up with someone from the internet and dated them afterwards well we only lived about an hour bus journey anyway & i was 14 and i would definitely do it again. i don't like meeting people irl anyway lol. so i guess that means i'm really sad and can't find love irl just cause i decide not to:rolleyes:

[Inseriousity.]

Wouldn't work because there needs to be that physical element. Webcams just don't cut it ;P
I remember ages ago I had two friends online who were dating each other irl. It worked for them because once a year they'd meet up and do the physical stuff (wahey) but that eventually died out because 'once a year' just wasn't good enough after a while.

Despite that though, I do like the idea of someone dating you for who you are rather than what you look like, which is impossible irl as people see the look first, personality afterwards.

[Gibs960]

I think a relationship that is only online will never work, maybe if you meet in the real world then it could work but no, I don't believe they work and I don't believe relationships find love - they find desperate people who can't get a boyfriend/girlfriend, mostly in their 40's.