Online relationships?

[LouBerry]

Do you think it's possible to develop a real relationship with someone you met online, whether it be a friendship or something more, even if you've never actually met them?

[Derryck]

Yes... I've done it. A couple others have done it. yeah.

[CharlieHorse]

friendship definitely, but I don't think long distance relationships like bf/gf bf/bf or gf/gf is very practical.
If any online interaction led to real life meeting, then anything's possible.

[Synyster Shadows]

If any online interaction led to real life meeting, then anything's possible.

I agree with this...partially because I hope and want mine to work out and am willing to do whatever I have to (as long as it's legal of course)...

[Elysium]

Yes, definitely. There are still real people behind those screens and I'm very grateful for some of the people I've met online; I wouldn't be the same person I am without a lot of them. I've even met a few of these people in person.

[Human]

I personally wouldn't, but it's possible

[LouBerry]

I agree with you all. I saw some people bashing online relationships earlier, and it really kind of upset me. One of my best friends and I met on here, and we're just as close as any of my rl friends.

[Cygnus]

I tried it once, and I don't think they work, distance is a killer and it isn't even half as real as being there with a person. In my mind the only way an online thing would work is if it were between two people who do physically know each other but are far at the moment.

[LouBerry]

I tried it once, and I don't think they work, distance is a killer and it isn't even half as real as being there with a person. In my mind the only way an online thing would work is if it were between two people who do physically know each other but are far at the moment.

I don't really know, because I've never tried it. But I'm not necessarily just talking about a romantic relationship, what do you think about internet best friends and all that? And not so much how they end up, but if the feeling are as real.

[Cygnus]

I don't really know, because I've never tried it. But I'm not necessarily just talking about a romantic relationship, what do you think about internet best friends and all that? And not so much how they end up, but if the feeling are as real.

Well friendships over the internet certainly work better than relationships, because relationships take things a step further where I think being physically there is required. Friendships can last online though, but again, some may work better if the people were physically there as well.

[Harry Smith]

I think that with friends who you know in person and in turn boyfriends/girlfriends it's a lot, and I mean a lot better to try and meet up in person more so because it's just got such a more natural atmosphere about it and well it shows that your both committed.

I also think that whilst Online relationships are great personal one's in my opinion are better because there's more of a continuity with it, but heck this is just my experience

[LouBerry]

Well friendships over the internet certainly work better than relationships, because relationships take things a step further where I think being physically there is required. Friendships can last online though, but again, some may work better if the people were physically there as well.

Hmm. I've found that, besides Seth, I'm closer to my online friends than the people I know irl. I think it's easier to put yourself out there and be who you really are with someone you don't really know.

[BookSmart]

10 years ago I would have said no way, but with how much of our social lives revolve around the internet, I'd say it is 100% possible to form relationships (romantic or friendships)online. In my personal opinion, I feel that the physical aspects of relationships aren't of as much importance in the long run anyways (although they are nice).

[Synyster Shadows]

In my personal opinion, I feel that the physical aspects of relationships aren't of as much importance in the long run anyways (although they are nice).

I agree. It would be nice to feel my gf in my arms but right now, all that matters to me is that we have mutual feelings for each other and that we care about each other.

[Quick_Sylver]

Hi. I'm someone in a 3 year ongoing long distance relationship.

Yes it is possible.

Kyle and I actually met on VT, and while we've both on/off left VT - We're friends on facebook, skype video call on an almost daily basis, and text often. Does this mean we don't interact with people external to each other? Hardly. He has his friends, I have mine, and he's alright with the fact that I am seeking physical comfort from a guy locally because a) I'm not hiding it from him, b) he knows it's because I need that tactile connection with this area to stay sane and not bolt to him which isn't a feasible option.

It's completely possible. There's friends on this site I plan to meet this coming year, as I'll be 18 and free from my familial tyranny. It's completely possible to have actual relationships - I have friends of my mom's who met online that she spent an entire -week- with in New York City, and another that sends me presents who I plan on visiting next summer. Completely possible. I have friends on this site who I will never text, message or hear from again, because of whatever reason, and that's okay. It's just learning what you can handle, and what friends can handle, and reminding them it's okay.

[princess09]

i have made alot of friends online. ive also had boyfriends too

[Tarannosaurus]

Definitely friendships I've made some really close friends online, and a few of them have lasted a relatively long length of time. Not so sure about romantic relationships... they're much harder.

[BlueSky]

Do online relationships mean online sex too?! Now thats just too weird....

[LouBerry]

Do online relationships mean online sex too?! Now thats just too weird....

That's not exactly what I was referring to, but why is that "weird"?

[BlueSky]

Actually there's nothing weird about online sex :) To each their own, was just being a little whimsical I think :)

[Canadian Dream]

You can probably build a friendship online, but it's defenetly better to meet face to face, especially with relationships that go further. Your social skills are not developped through social media, if you were only to text to everyone you know, you wouldn't even be able to have a decent conversation with anyone, otherwise you don't know how to "speek" to people. To sum things up, it is possible but harder to build good relationships on social media.

[ImCoolBeans]

Online relationships can work if there is a lot of work put into it by both partners. Online relationships are very stressful emotionally, which is something that people in online relationships have to deal with constantly. I think they are generally destined to fail, but there are exceptions and instances where people are very happy for a long time in online relationships.

[project_icarus]

I'm in a 1½ year-long relationship with a girl who I'd met online. For a while, it wasn't all too bad because flights there are cheap as chips and she was in the same timezone. She's since moved elsewhere which has made the whole thing a lot harder, but as I've had it proved to me that despite how difficult it will be in the next year, two years, however long (until we can defeat the hellish barriers of the Pacific Ocean xD), I will still want to be with her and I will do anything to make it work, so yeah.

It will work out I guess if you're actually working towards something. But I don't think that it can be any sort of funxional thing if it's to people eternally "dating" over Skype.