Online relationship experiences? Can they work?

[jombo]

Have met a quite fantastic person online and simply talking to them makes my day. I'd be interested in more but was curious to how they go when you're 4000+ miles away! Not quite sure on how it'd go as we're already close friends. And we share online friends too, and they seem interested in her as well.

[Harley Quinn]

Depends on how committed you are to a degree, you have to realise it's not as easy as it sounds and most times, it won't actually work. You will crave the physical touch and that isn't possible most of the time. You have to learn to communicate, which can be a task in itself. If you want it, and they want it and you're both ready to make some sacrifices, it can work. However, it takes a lot of effort to maintain it and it's a painful experience most of the time. You learn to love them for who they are, not what they look like which is a good thing. However, with skype and all the technology nowadays, it does make it easier to be successful.

[Karkat]

Depends on how committed you are to a degree, you have to realise it's not as easy as it sounds and most times, it won't actually work. You will crave the physical touch and that isn't possible most of the time. You have to learn to communicate, which can be a task in itself. If you want it, and they want it and you're both ready to make some sacrifices, it can work. However, it takes a lot of effort to maintain it and it's a painful experience most of the time. You learn to love them for who they are, not what they look like which is a good thing. However, with skype and all the technology nowadays, it does make it easier to be successful.

Absolutely agree with Siobhan here. I've actually been in a long-term LDR myself. I was even engaged to him for a while.

It didn't work out in the end, partially due to distance, but almost all of it was just eventual differences. There were some things one of us did that the other just couldn't deal with anymore. It was a relatively amicable separation, and we're actually really good friends now- we were actually best friends before we got together.

I think had we have waited to get engaged, it would've worked out better, but the past is the past, and I love my current boyfriend, so it's all good. :)

[Synyster Shadows]

It can totally work. As the two above me have already said, relationships that start on the internet, with long distance between the two people, take a lot of work, and often fail. But they can succeed. It just takes a lot of love, trust, faith, and patience. And yeah, it's nice because you get to know the person's personality and have to be more attracted to that than their physical appearance. But if both people are willing to make it work, and try their hardest to not give up, then it can definitely work.

[Dwemer]

I have had long distance relationships. They can work out if u trully love eachother and are patient. Any relationship be in long distance or real can end so the distance is usually not the main problem.

[Melodic]

My motto for it is you never know if you don't try.. Just be sure to make an effort at maintaining it and make sure to think of the future and how you want it with them or it really will not work.

[NeuroTiger]

Being critical and realistic, it's really hard to sustain an online long distance relationship.
Skin-to-skin contact is essential to have a nice relationship; the correct way rather.

[Body odah Man]

Have met a quite fantastic person online and simply talking to them makes my day. I'd be interested in more but was curious to how they go when you're 4000+ miles away! Not quite sure on how it'd go as we're already close friends. And we share online friends too, and they seem interested in her as well.

Ah the trans-continental relationship with the popular girl. I feel ya :(
Sadly it failed utterly with me but perhaps you'll have more luck

[jombo]

Ah the trans-continental relationship with the popular girl. I feel ya :(
Sadly it failed utterly with me but perhaps you'll have more luck

Ha, it's such a good thing yet also so bad. Absolutely adore talking to her. Up to six hours a day. Hopefully! Although if it wasn't possible I'd rather just have her as a friend as really she is that fantastic.

[ninja789]

Depends on how committed you are to a degree, you have to realise it's not as easy as it sounds and most times, it won't actually work. You will crave the physical touch and that isn't possible most of the time. You have to learn to communicate, which can be a task in itself. If you want it, and they want it and you're both ready to make some sacrifices, it can work. However, it takes a lot of effort to maintain it and it's a painful experience most of the time. You learn to love them for who they are, not what they look like which is a good thing. However, with skype and all the technology nowadays, it does make it easier to be successful.

agree with Siobhan
but some of us cant access all of that stuff
Then it just starts to hurt

[Derek951]

online friendships i think can definitely work great. online girlfriend/boyfriend relationships, i think the odds are against you. i wouldn't say they can't work, but too often it seems people feel left out or jealous or suspecious of what the other is doing when not online.

[Stephane17]

I have tried having a online relationship 3 times!! Never worked i could not do it because, i did not know if she or he would cheat on me or do something else, and i can say the same for her/him,
She/He don't know who i am so they can't tell if im cheating as well, works both ways bud :)
Advice: Date only if you are comitted to one another , are in strong love and will make sure nothing comes in between you both no matter the distance, but may i remind you to be careful sometimes online dating can be harmful... you dont know that person, Just like wearing a condom, Be careful :)