Online Relationships

[Sharon]

Do you believe they can work?

I think if the both put the effort in :S

Probs no one wants to share ever so but has anyone ever had one and how did it go? (Sorry if that's too personal :L)

Edited by Dean (Forum Moderator): Thread moved from 'Discuss Anything' as I felt it was best suited here.

[Neversoft]

I got really friendly with this girl online about six years ago and we kind of e-dated but we were just dumb kids. Psyical contact is important in a relationship and I don't believe one could work without it. I still speak to the girl however and still feel strangely attracted to her even though I have never met her. I am older now and have psyical relationships so I would never consider online dating, to me it was just something you did as a kid with no care in the world, but I would like to meet up with her one day. Considering we get on like peas in a pod and I have known her twice as long as most of my real life friends it just seems like the right thing to do and when we inevitably grow up some more and drift away from the internet a farewell would just be too painful. I hate goodbyes.

[Jordy]

Pyroka might be able to shed some light on e-dating I suspect...

[Rapidshare]

lol ^.^

E-dating is smiliar to women/men who are in the army and dont see there love ones for ages but only see eachother once a year if lucky. People can handle it, just if your commited to it?

[Stephen]

but jake they'd know eachother irl still so it makes a big difference.. People in the army could be like "OMG CANT WAIT TO GO HOME TO BANG MA WIFE" but you ain't exactly gonna say that with online relationships cos you dont know eachother irl!

[PaulMacC]

I dont think so. Physical contact is really what separates a relationship from a friendship in my opinion.

[Nedster]

I dont think so. Physical contact is really what separates a relationship from a friendship in my opinion.

You're not exactly going to say to your friends "I want to spend the rest of my life with you." or sleep with your friends, unless you and your friend have a weird relationship.

I feel e-dating is a good aspect to get to know them, before meeting up with them. As a relationship is usually at it's best when you know them, and can trust them. In real life, if you got to "clingy" they might not like that. As said, you can get to know them online - so if they are too clingy; you still know other good points regarding themselves? E-dating is very similar to the army, as said above. I'm not against it, the only thing I'm against in e-dating is those weird relationships where you meet them one day, and date them the next - when as far as you know, they're perverted and a lot older than you.

[Swastika]

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.

[tnuCAsggelC]

lol ^.^

E-dating is smiliar to women/men who are in the army and dont see there love ones for ages but only see eachother once a year if lucky. People can handle it, just if your commited to it?

Completely disagree. The 'army couple' would have known each other before the soldier goes on tour and would have had physical contact for some time. When they go away for six months then it does hold the same characteristics as an 'online couple' however the AC will have physical contact after the six month tour and will continue to have contact when the soldier leaves the army. The OC however never had the initial physical meet, they're essentially a couple of words. I myself wouldn't be comfortable with e-dating as in my opinion you're essentially with a couple of words.

[Meanies]

if its just kept to online, then no.

but if there's physical contact too, yes. i'm in one atm and it's great. we talked for over a year before we actually met and then did last month and everything was fine, was odd for like the first 10 minutes but after that it seemed like we'd known eachother forever. plus i got to stay an extra week because the snow got me stuck. the whole not having eachother whenever you want isn't exactly the best but i'd rather that than be with someone i didn't really want to be with just because they're easier to access. but that's probably a good thing because a lot of relationships go down the drain because they're around eachother too much, get annoyed and bored with eachother and break up.