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Virtue wrote on 2010-07-23 22:17
What are your thoughts on that?
I knew a guy once who met his girlfriend through me online. They've met in real life already and have been e-dating for a long time now.
Glad I brought those 2 people together, haha.
EDIT: Or share stories about your experiences. Always fun to read those.
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Remoraid wrote on 2010-07-23 23:11
I'm not for it or against it. Few cases as in
I knew a guy once who met his girlfriend through me online. They've met in real life already and have been e-dating for a long time now.
are good things. I do have a feelings against it when people comit suicide from e-dating and such =/ .
I really don't talk about e-dating much because it's really a private thing with people. Leave it to the two, ehh?
Still, I'm not for it or against it
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Uso wrote on 2010-07-23 23:32
I just think when people on mabinogi (or in any game) are like "LF>wife" they are just getting one for the lols and/or trying to build a relationship through that...just doesn't work
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Zid wrote on 2010-07-23 23:44
There are many people who aren't serious in when it comes to E-dating. You know, like kids who get access to the internet, and in their rooms, trying to do "adult" things like trying out dating and that kind of fuss.
Or just people trying to e-date for the sole purpose of cybering without worries to appearances and such.
Then there is that very small group where e-daters do connect and become authentic like in real life relationships.
And so forth the even smaller group where love is there, and it's real. And those extraordinary stories of meeting in real life and being happy, getting married and such.
The way I see it, internet relationships and feelings are no different than real life; I believe the same for other forms of media, like letters, phone calls, MMORPGs, etc. That's why it irks me when some people think the internet is nothing more than an excuse to be a jerk and not care for anybody else's feelings because they think it's all fake.
If people can get offended while on the internet, they have as much of a chance of falling in love while on the internet.
EDIT: I didn't see the "share story" option. 8D I'm with a girl online for over a year now. And still loving her and going strong. <3
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Uso wrote on 2010-07-24 04:12
Don't get me wrong, I do think e-dating can work out....but not everyone I think can mangage it, if that makes sense (not trying to sound offenseiv)
I kind of have to do it next year with my boyfriend...so it'll be challenging for me
and Zid i'm happy for you having a wonderful relationship with you girl....not a lot of people can do that : >
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Bankai231 wrote on 2010-07-24 04:23
Lol Gratz Zid. That takes work.
But yeah my story is that I met this girl on Mabi. She lived near me apparently (1 hour or so drive) and we were really hitting it off one night. We really connected but than I realized that this was online and these things dont work so I told her this would be online only. Through and through we "Broke up" and I noted her because she hadnt gotten online in a while that I wanted to divorce. She got mad and everything. Idk how this happened but I talked to her again and she told me that she loved me. Idk why when she dosent even know if Im a guy or not.
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Chockeh wrote on 2010-07-24 05:47
In-game, I think it's just weird.
Though I do know a couple who met online, got married and has a child...
So I guess I can't say anything against it.
@Bankai Who says itz a girl 8D.
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Kazuni wrote on 2010-07-24 06:16
If you're happy, good for you.
Personally, it's not my thing.
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Chiri wrote on 2010-07-24 07:09
I'm skeptical about online relationships that began and remain solely on the internet. Especially if the two have never heard each other's voices, or seen each others pictures, much less video chatted. Or met up. In most cases, I see one person just using the other, and it's not pretty.
I know that long distance relationships are complicated enough without the uncertainty of not knowing if the person you are dating is fundamentally lying to you.
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-07-24 07:14
I think you can definitely fall in love with someone over the internet. I mean, it's a personality. :)
Whether it works out or not definitely depends on the two people involved.
Most of the times they don't work out because people want more than just a chat every night. And that's easy to understand.
I would die from wanting to cuddle with or hug my SO.
But people can make it work.
STORY TIME.
My "first" boyfriend was online.
Tim. :) That was his name. He was quite cute IRL too.
I remember I was always too shy to send a picture of myself and he would be too. I only found out recently how he looked like since we added each other on Facebook. (I hope he doesn't think I'm fugly.)
Anywho. We "dated" for about a month. He was real busy with his high school's marching band. He loved that and acting and all that gay-friendly fun. Despite all that though, we would always talk late at night.
He was a beautiful person and I fell in love with his personality.
I think he lived in Michigan or something, so it didn't work.
But gosh, I was madly in love with him.
He broke my heart when he told me he wanted to "break up."
Keep in mind, I was like 13. lmaooo
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Daccat wrote on 2010-07-24 07:37
LF>Wife
o__o
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Tedio wrote on 2010-07-24 07:44
I think Its pretty stupid how people feel that they can love someone they hardly know anything about.
But if thats what they enjoy, no problem as long as their not jumping off building for each other.
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-07-24 07:46
Quote from Gargamaru;103544:
I think Its pretty stupid how people feel that they can love someone they hardly know anything about.
But if thats what they enjoy, no problem as long as their not jumping off building for each other.
It's really easy to develop feelings for people. :P
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Chiri wrote on 2010-07-24 07:48
What if they're spending all of their allowance to buy the other person NX?
I think younger teens, at least, get so excited that someone actually says that like them (omg), that they blow things out of proportion and make really stupid decisions and get into unhealthy relationships.
Especially if communication between the two isn't honest or clear about what this 'relationship' means.
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Virtue wrote on 2010-07-24 09:52
Quote from Gargamaru;103544:
I think Its pretty stupid how people feel that they can love someone they hardly know anything about.
How do you mean? All those hours spent talking on msn, speaking to each other on skype and webcamming with each other
do mean something.