I just ended a 4 year online relationship. I don't recommend them If distance is a problem. It had it's (very few) good moments, But human contact is to a relationship, like food is to the body. without it, it will weaken, then die.

 

See , I think you beat the national average by 10 times , and it is easy to have things to say over the net that you might not say in person especially since in "real life" a person would need to back that up .

Good for you though on 4 years and it must still be tough to end a "pretend relationship" just as much as a real one .

 

From wiki:

A relationship is normally viewed as a connection between two individuals, such as a romantic or intimate relationship.

What pretence is there when it's an online relationship?

 

In my opinion that is exactly what online dating is , a pretentious act and zero intimate interaction , unless you you include cybersex as intimate , lol .

 

You are entitled to your opinion,though for a plethora of people there is a great deal of intimacy...at this very moment you wouldn't happen to be partaking in an interpersonal relationship by any chance?

 

If you are referring to me and you discussing this matter , then yes but not on an intimate level .

If you are generalizing and referring to one with someone else online at this particular moment , then no .

Do not mistake me Pussy Patrol , I am not condemning it but simply stating that in my opinion it is a fruitless undertaking , however if it works for others , more power to them .

 

You are entitled to your opinion

 

The little bit of cybering that I've done has been very intense for me. I try to get to know her first. I don't have sex in real life with just anyone. I treat online the same way.

 

I have met in person some great people I wouldn't have met without this forum. I have been smitten with a couple of people off and on and am lucky enough now to not just be in love but to love someone.

 

I'm just the opposite. I don't want any emotional involvement....but if I can help get someone else off, why not?

 

Um dude, I'm a woman and I play MMORPG's exclusively, my friendslist is full of other women. Ever thought alot of women pretend to be men so that the freaky men on MMORPG's will stop asking to see your tits?

Anyway, I met my husband online, we've been together for 3 years now, known each other online for another 4 more. I've also used dating sites to set myself up with one night stands, or fuck buddies. Met a random man once too, the one that just hits you up randomly in chat rooms. I've met 2 other women, and one couple from online.

It's easy to tell what sex the other person is...when you ask for pictures, don't just get the sexy body shots, ask for ones of her living her life. Like going fishing, or back when she was a teenager at a birthday party. Fake people don't have pictures spanning the space of years, and usually only have a certain type of photo, and god forbid they don't look thier absolute best. Everyone has pictures of themselves on a horrid day when your running from the camera. You just have to use some common sense.

 

I met my best friend online, we became something more for a few weeks, but I didn't like the distance between us (her being in America and me in England), so I wouldn't say no to cyber relationships, but I've only been with her via cyber space.

 

So there is no chance of you traveling to meet her? or her you?

 

So that date when I get to 20,000 posts won't mean anything? DAMN! Like I'm gonna make it to 20,000 in this life.

 

Who knows? If you play your cards right, I might give you a discount.

 

Oh boy, I can't wait!!8)

 

To be honest i haven't ever done either i've never found the right person for cybering haha + im way too shy XD

 

I've done both in the past but at present do neither.
In future... who knows? I've had fun cybering and met some fabulous people

 

I'm open to cybering, but I go months without a single session, which is how I prefer it. As it's been said already, it gets rather boring.

As for an online relationship.. I've had them before, but I will never, ever have another long distance one. If I ever met a potential match online, and I thought something could be possible early on, I'd only really consider if they lived within 50 miles of me. Anymore than that, and not a chance.

 

Internet has put every person face to face to any other person anywhere in the world, what a great contribution for contact, communication, friendship, browsing, entertainment and much more