Do you think Internet Relationships can work? Can you call it a relationship if you havent met the person? Are you in one? How long has it since the relationship started? What is the next step and how do you intend to initiate the next step?
My true love came off the internet that's how we met. We're not together now but I've never ever stopped loving her. And that's how we met so even though we have split I would say they can last because I still love her to this day. Rick
i think they can i'm in one now its been over a year now she has been up here once so far and shes coming up here for 2 weeks and from then i may be moving to southampton to like there with her
I do think that internet relationships can work as long as the 2 people can trust each other and not get paranoid that the other person is dating where they live. It would take a lot of work I think to keep it alive but I think it could also be very rewarding too.
If you have a webcam and mic it can be really rewarding the only thing you can't have is the physical side of the relationship which leaves the question is physical all that matters to you?? I knew a guy from England who had an online relationship with a girl in America eventually he ended moving over there and lives a fulfilled happy life with her now pretty amazing if you ask me !
With commitment, understanding, trust and loyalty anything can work. It's harder but it's no different from having a partner in the armed forces it's about sticking at it and working hard. If you love someone enough anything is possible.
I think a relationship is a strenuous task regardless of the distance there are bound to be a whole loe of up's and downs, i just feel an internet relationship your sure to lack that close-ness that intimacy, the physical aspect of a relationship is very important, and i dont mean sex, you are in a relationship to build life experiences aand share your life with somebody completely, it's a beautiful thing, but in my opinion can-not be achieved via the internet
Understand what you mean Craig and I would agree if we're talking about a permanent fixture long term distant relationship by that I mean there is no intention to move to where the other is then fair enough but I feel as a temporary thing all that is lacking is physical aspect and that's not essential for a relationship. I would also echo was Proclaim said in that it's no different from being with someone who is in the armed forces and is away for long periods of time. So I believe it can work as long as it's not a permanent thing and you can or intend to (in the future) meet on a regular basis.
i guess it can work, i never looked at it that way but if you can trust somebody if they are 100's of miles away then making a relationship work when you get there might just be easier, you have to be a very trusting, understanding dude though haha
I think they can work as you work more on the mental part of the relationship. I think many physical relationships fall on deaths ears too quickly as couples go to the shagging part too quickly leeding to nastyness, bitterness and sometimes children that were brought from a mistake or a one night stand. So i think internet gives the couples that distance to work on the more important part of the relationsip
I couldn't have put it better myself tbh I've been in this situation and no matter how careful you are you can still get caught out.
I think that they can work if two genuine people meet each other and connect. I think it would be difficult though. I've met people that I talked to online and they turned out to be total jerks in person. From my experience I can say that it's very easy for the other person to be fake with you, even if you yourself are being genuine. Since you aren't talking face-to-face it's easy for them to lie to you. You are unable to see the reactions that they would have in person. You are able to keep a safe distance on the internet. I think you can get to know a person online, but you can't know them completely. But then again, can we every really know someone else completely? If the right people find each other I think it can work. I would feel weird calling it a relationship if I didn't meet the person face-to-face. I think it's a great way to initially get to know each other and get that emotional connection.
I met my husband through internet. It is a fact that every relationship needs hard work to nourish it. We've been friends online for more than 5 years, sharing ideas, experiences, prayers and personal life. He proposed and we're engaged online though he sent the engagement ring by mail. It was very memorable moment. Then, we met in person, plan our wedding and get married with the presence of my family. Relationship online does need truthfulness,sincerity and trust. If you believe and consider that you love that person behind that camera, then start showing that you care and love that person though you didn't meet in person. After that commitment, set a goal and plan to meet each other in the future to bring your relationship into fulfillment physically and you might want to start a family together.
I thing that there is a .000000000000001% that it can work. It will be very hard due to no way of knowing if the other is lying until you meet in person and have a real relationship with all of the struggles that come with it.
Yes! Internet relationship can really work! I have been in an internet relationship for about two years. Unfortunately, it failed in the end. I would not call it a real relationship until the both parties see each other in the real life. Thats the first step they should take before calling it a relationship. --- merged: May 31, 2011 at 5:53 AM --- All i want to say is Wow! I think you guys are lucky coz you met each other and finally got married. Not every internet relationship could be successful, and i think most of it end up with failure. There are too many elements to be taken into account. Glad to know you are suitable for each other, and i think its a miracle that it worked out for you guys though you havent met in person.
Hi smile4u, It was not easy though. There are many ups and down like a normal couples had. Only prayers, faith in God, trust with each other, faithfulness and patient makes it worked out. We came to the point that we want to give up and discontinue what we started. If only by ourselves we also failed and ended up separation. But we put God as the center foundation of our relationship. We recognized our failure and learn to apologized and forgive. There is no such a perfect relationship, virtual or not virtual. But prayers really helped a lot, especially during those times of severe trials and problems that almost wrecked our relationship as husband and wife.
Good job! You can make it work out very well. Yeah, there have been and there will be a lot of ups and downs in a relationship and both parties shall make effort to make it work. I think i still need learn to be more patient and generous with my boyfriend. So far i am glad everything has been good with us. --- merged: Jun 1, 2011 at 2:39 AM --- The chance is slim but it does exist. Knowing each other on the internet is just the first step. People should at least meet each other before they come into a more serious relationship.
Yes it could work. Trust is the most important factor for this to work. I think it is a good relationship too because it is not developed from lust. Yeah i know love at first sight is never true but lust at first sight does. But with internet relationships, they haven't met yet but already there is this strong connection between the two. Just be true and always put yourself on the other persons shoes so you'll know what not to do so not to hurt the other person.
I'm not surprised to hear you still love her. It's very easy to form a deep bond with another person on the Internet, especially if you chat with them online. It's just way too easy to open up on a forum or in an email or instant message and pour out your heart in a way that you couldn't in person. The Internet strips away those natural boundaries of the heart and leaves you open and defenseless to love.
