20 May 04
I know it sounds crazy, but it is actually quite common nowadays. I fact i know several couples of varying ages and backgrounds who have met and fallen in love online, several of whom are married or getting there soon enough. And also in fact, some of them are right here at rhp. Most of the people whom I know who have fallen in love online were not looking for that to happen at all, whichj is also the case with my love and I.
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20 May 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlLike who?
I know it sounds crazy, but it is actually quite common nowadays. I fact i know several couples of varying ages and backgrounds who have met and fallen in love online, several of whom are married or getting there soon enough. And also in fact, some of them are right here at rhp. Most of the people whom I know who have fallen in love online were not looking for that to happen at all, whichj is also the case with my love and I.
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21 May 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlactually, I will tell you that I know of three couples right offhand . One man has just gone to bring his love home to be with him :-)
I don't feel it is my place to tell other people's stories. Do you?
Not on rhp, I know of several couples who met online and are very happy, and I know of 3 couples who have been happily married for years after meeting online.
21 May 04
Originally posted by elvendreamgirlHave you met the guy in person? If not, do you intend to? People can have very different personalities on the internet compared to everyday life. On the internet, all you can go on is what people say, rather than what they do.
I know it sounds crazy, but it is actually quite common nowadays. I fact i know several couples of varying ages and backgrounds who have met and fallen in love online, several of whom are married or getting there soon enough. And also in fact, some of them are right here at rhp. Most of the people whom I know who have fallen in love online were not looking for that to happen at all, whichj is also the case with my love and I.
🙂
21 May 04
Originally posted by AcolyteWhen I was in my first year at Uni, about 12 years ago, a flatmate of mine "fell in love" with a girl in the US. He spent hours, days online speaking to her. He stayed up all night, missed lectures, etc.
Have you met the guy in person? If not, do you intend to? People can have very different personalities on the internet compared to everyday life. On the internet, all you can go on is what people say, rather than what they do.
Eventually he went over to meet her.
When he got back he wouldn't discuss it, although he didn't spend as much time on the net after that 😕
21 May 04
Originally posted by AcolyteNot yet, and we both realize that when we get together we will have to make sure the magic is real in person. And as with any relationship, we will have to adjust to each other's idiosyncracies, but doesn't everyone have to do that in a relationship?
Have you met the guy in person? If not, do you intend to? People can have very different personalities on the internet compared to everyday life. On the internet, all you can go on is what people say, rather than what they do.
Try looking on the bright and optimistic side :-) It may well be the most wonderful love story ever :-) Yay :-)
21 May 04
Originally posted by VargYou're right of course, it's rediculous that someone could hope to meet a real partner on the web. But then again, it's even more rediculous (IMHP) that anyone could hope to go to a random club, with music so load that they can't talk and so much alcohol that they can't think, and meet the special person that they will be with forever.
When I was in my first year at Uni, about 12 years ago, a flatmate of mine "fell in love" with a girl in the US. He spent hours, days online speaking to her. He stayed up all night, missed lectures, etc.
Eventually he went over to meet her.
When he got back he wouldn't discuss it, although he didn't spend as much time on the net after that 😕
Meeting on the web won't work every time; it won't work most times. But, as a form of meeting people, is it actually worse than the 'traditional' methods?
21 May 04
Originally posted by belgianfreakI suppose you're right, but the average pub/club is cheaper than a transatlantic flight...
You're right of course, it's rediculous that someone could hope to meet a real partner on the web. But then again, it's even more rediculous (IMHP) that anyone could hope to go to a random club, with music so load that they can't talk and so much alcohol that they can't think, and meet the special person that they will be with forever.
Meeting ...[text shortened]... times. But, as a form of meeting people, is it actually worse than the 'traditional' methods?
21 May 04
Originally posted by belgianfreakI am noticing that alot of people are meeting on the net. Perhaps it is the wave of the future? In modern society work so hard, and we run around like mad. We are under so much stress and alot of people, particularly over 30, and/or with kids, just don't have the time for the dating scene. They can go to the pc and meet people and enjoy the cammeraderie, and in some cases, find their heart :-)
You're right of course, it's rediculous that someone could hope to meet a real partner on the web. But then again, it's even more rediculous (IMHP) that anyone could hope to go to a random club, with music so load that they can't talk and so much alcohol that they can't think, and meet the special person that they will be with forever.
Meeting ...[text shortened]... times. But, as a form of meeting people, is it actually worse than the 'traditional' methods?
