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I'm sure there are some strong opinions on this subject, but I'd like to know, specifically, why people think it's not possible. Is it that physical trumps personality?
And if it's not possible, what are those feelings that one gets when they "meet" someone over the net? Are those not the same feelings one gets after a good first date? What's the difference?
It's the idea that your falling in love with words on a computer screen rather than the person themselves is where alot of that skepticism comes from. It's not so much physical trumps personality, it's that you don't know how genuine the personality there actually is. The anonymity of the internet is a big reason for that. But not to say if you and that person meet in real life you won't hit it off. : )
Back in college, I had a near-miss via online. I was a member of an online music community with forums, music reviews, etc. Ended up having a lot of back and forth with a guy in Canada. We liked the same music. Compared notes. Eventually we were email and chat pals, and wrote almost daily (remember those days in your teens/young adulthood where you god chat/talk/write about nonsense for hours on end). He wrote me poems and stuff. We exchanged mix tapes and even some gifts (music posters!). This went on for like 2 years, I was thinking things were "friendly."
At some point he was trying to up the ante, exchanging pics (this was back in the days of scanners...., pre digital cameras so getting a digital pic was effort) ....thinking about meeting and stuff. Then I was preoccupied with a classmate, stopped writing as much...and eventually he sent me a pic with him and his girlfriend. Hahahah.
(Still have the mix tapes! They were awesome. )
I thought about him not long ago, because he was also a music producer. And one of his friends was featured on a song I like. I wondered what happened to him, and if he was still producing.
Do I think it can happen? Absolutely. But there are a lot of challenges to make it work, especially if you don't make an effort to go to the face to face stage.
The main thing is that long-distance relationships suck.
No truer words have ever been spoken...
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Originally Posted by Rakin
It's possible but I'm just into Internet Sex without the love.
Want to be my Skype FWB ?
I don't Skype without being in love first.
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