Relationships... online?

[Froobyx]

Ugh... Met in the first year of college and then didn't talk to each until until the second year and then we kinda just got speaking on MSN and stuffs.. But I knew him in real life a long time before we spoke online... Just MSN kinda helped to take the awkwardness of talking to each other away as we're both rather shy people.

 

[Wayneguard]

I was introduced to my girlfriend of 2 years on facebook. we're a happy couple

 

[Yoshemo]

Had 4 online relationships. One sucked, the other 3 were great, and the one I'm in now can last for a long time.

 

[Zackary Yakumo]

I actually met an old primary school (elementary school) girl whom i had fallen in love with on facebok abnout a year ago. about six months ago we met up again for the first time in years and weve been together ever since. her family is starting to piss me the f*** off though as they influence her very easily but oh well, what can ya do.

 

[Zackary Yakumo]

Ugh... Met in the first year of college and then didn't talk to each until until the second year and then we kinda just got speaking on MSN and stuffs.. But I knew him in real life a long time before we spoke online... Just MSN kinda helped to take the awkwardness of talking to each other away as we're both rather shy people.

Ah shy couples. those are always awkward relationships.

 

[Chefodeath]

The computer will never be anything more than a magical talking picture box. No matter how much we lie to ourselves, say that we're talking to a real person, it'll always just be a glowing screen.

I've not been stupid enough to start a romantic relationship online, but I have had close online friends. Either they simply stopped talking to me, or I got bored and stopped talking to them, no tears shed by either party. There was no real reason to mourn, for all we ever were to eachother, was another trick inside the magical talking picture box.

 

[OmegaXzors]

I met a girl online who lived in California (I live in Oregon). We dated for a while, she came to visit me a few times, we got intimate. However, time passed and I was missing way too many opportunities in town. So, I passed up on her. In a lot of ways, I regret it but then I don't.

The girl came from a wealthy background but her parents acted as if my sole purpose was to empty their wallets, which was far from true. I ended the relationship based on a fight with her mother. It was difficult but it was about four years ago. So, I'm not concerned.

 

[likalaruku]

I've made friendships online. Like, I'll have known someone online for years & then when they're vacationing in town, I'll insist they save money by staying in our spare room & having meals with us instead of some cruddy hotel & overpriced restaurant.

 

[myxlplykx]

for me i met a girl on kongregate actually met twice lasted for 2 years then broke up for some stupid reason

 

[arsenicCatnip]

Met him in person first, developed the relationship online, married him. So, it went pretty well, I think.

Awesome.

The original post isn't very specific.

Exclusively online relationships? Personally, I think they're bunk. They can generate similar feelings, but it's definitely not the same. Anyone who has been in a real life relationship can verify the difference.

An online relationship that results in a real-life connection? Legit - the moment the two people involved actually meet and begin spending real time with each other. A lot of relationships start online these days, but they can't stay there.

I've been involved in both of these, and I have to agree with you. Exclusively online relationships (well, beyond friendship) don't work out very well...

However, I'm currently in an online relationship that will be 'real time spent together' very soon. We met through a mutual friend, and ended up talking and becoming close. When I went to visit said friend at Acen, he had me stay with him for the entire time I was in town, and we were entirely happy.

The exclusively online relationships I've had ended badly, and yes, my current boyfriend and I have our arguments and disagreements. But I'm glad that we met the way we did, and I'm pretty crazy about him, as he is over me.

 

[FieryTrainwreck]

I've been involved in both of these, and I have to agree with you. Exclusively online relationships (well, beyond friendship) don't work out very well...

However, I'm currently in an online relationship that will be 'real time spent together' very soon. We met through a mutual friend, and ended up talking and becoming close. When I went to visit said friend at Acen, he had me stay with him for the entire time I was in town, and we were entirely happy.

The exclusively online relationships I've had ended badly, and yes, my current boyfriend and I have our arguments and disagreements. But I'm glad that we met the way we did, and I'm pretty crazy about him, as he is over me.

Great story, and I'm genuinely happy that things like this do happen for people. Still, you have to know how lucky you are for things to have gone so well. Your experience is certainly very rare, which is why most people advise complete avoidance of online relationships. The odds are just stacked so hard against them, so it's a solid rule of thumb if you're trying to find someone special without constantly breaking hearts.

 

[Edorf]

Nope, I've only met good friends online... Although when I drag them into a guild with me everyone says we sound like a old couple <.<

 

[arsenicCatnip]

I've been involved in both of these, and I have to agree with you. Exclusively online relationships (well, beyond friendship) don't work out very well...

However, I'm currently in an online relationship that will be 'real time spent together' very soon. We met through a mutual friend, and ended up talking and becoming close. When I went to visit said friend at Acen, he had me stay with him for the entire time I was in town, and we were entirely happy.

The exclusively online relationships I've had ended badly, and yes, my current boyfriend and I have our arguments and disagreements. But I'm glad that we met the way we did, and I'm pretty crazy about him, as he is over me.

Great story, and I'm genuinely happy that things like this do happen for people. Still, you have to know how lucky you are for things to have gone so well. Your experience is certainly very rare, which is why most people advise complete avoidance of online relationships. The odds are just stacked so hard against them, so it's a solid rule of thumb if you're trying to find someone special without constantly breaking hearts.

I know how rare it is, and how lucky I am. And I counsel people to think very hard about getting into online relationships. It can be a disaster, or it can be an awesome thing.

 

[Acier]

I think it's a terrible thing to do, but that comes from personal experience.

You stole my thoughts, jerk.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

I think it's a terrible thing to do, but that comes from personal experience.

You stole my thoughts, jerk.

I woke up, and decided it would be a good day to read the mind of EClaris and pretend to be her whilst perusing The Escapist. Now that you have caught me, it is time for me to flee digitally.

 

[Acier]

I think it's a terrible thing to do, but that comes from personal experience.

You stole my thoughts, jerk.

I woke up, and decided it would be a good day to read the mind of EClaris and pretend to be her whilst perusing The Escapist. Now that you have caught me, it is time for me to flee digitally.

Curses! I get you one day Mountbatten! *shakes fist*

 

[Yureina]

On a side-note, I have actually known no less than three in-game couples, all of which whom were a pairing of two people that I had both known rather well and were on good terms with before those two ended up meeting eachother. I'll go ahead and be honest... that was very awkward for me in all cases. Whenever it happened, especially when it involved some of my best friends of that time, it was a little disturbing for me. We had been a "group of friends" before, and now it was a couple and their "crazy friend". In other words, I was alone, once again.

I think that's another reason why I quit playing WoW. I got tired of being left aside by friends who were busy hooking up while I continued to sit alone in the corner with nothing but my massive gold stockpile and a reputation.