Internet Relationships...Does It Work?

[Reverend Blair]

RE: Internet Relationship

Is it really any differenet than meeting somebody in a bar or at a party or whatever? I've talked to plenty of people over the years who have claimed to be something they're not. Hell, I thought my cousin was a honcho for years, then I found out he's one step up from the kill floor and his parents paid for his toys.

I once had to tell one of my friends that he was dating a thirteen year old too...that was back in the early eighties. He was more than a little freaked, especially since she'd been borrowing his car all week.

So I've never done any internet dating or whatever, being attached before I had a computer and all. Is it really any different than the rest of life though?

 

[Cosmo]

RE: Internet Relationship

Ya, Rev, it is different. What you get online a sterilized version of the person. Everything written can be edited while in face to face there's no delete key. And body language tells a lot. I think we all use it far more than we realize.

In my experience, online relationships are kinda like the best part of people getting together. Once they meet face to face, all the quirks and warts show through. I don't think it's a bad thing, though. Gives people a different way to connect.

I'd be most interested to hear the results of the study, Barbara!

 

[moghrabi]

You know Rev. If someone is going to date you on the internet, thy might fall in love with you for your sweet talk not knowing that you have no hair on top. Just kidding Rev. don't shoot.

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: Internet Relationship

I have plenty of hair on top, Mog...and if I run out I'll just comb the stuff from my back up. ;-)

Cosmo...Like I said, I've never done it, so I can't say for sure. Mo Berg did manage to write, "She Ain't Pretty (she just looks that way)," back when typewriters and adding macines were still separate entities though.

Maybe the difference now is that you can take a shot at how pretty somebody is before you see if they look that way?

 

[peapod]

Barbara your website seems more like a plug or sale for your book.

http://hometown.aol.com/bjones551/myhomepage/profile.html

 

[Barbara Jones]

Hi everyone,

Thanxs for the response. It was very informative to see what Cosmo & Moghrabi had to say to each other. They talked as if nobody was around to listen to their discussion on Internet Relationships. I felt what they had to say to each other was the truth.

Some times it's very hard to tell if the person on the other side of the monitor is a woman when actually they're a man. Or if they are the age they say they are or if they are telling the truth or not! These are few of the problems we face while chatting on line.

I think the WWW is a great medium for us to meet people even though it takes away the outdoor aspect of interacting. But we do have a choice. We can use the net or we can go outdoors or do both!

peapod...I use my http: so people can see I am who I say I am. Rev. Blair thanxs for pulling out the answers to the questions many other people ask.

Internet Relationships are not being discussed on the larger scale like it should with so many Internet Relationships developing around the world. WHY? Is it being over-looked or just ignored?

I hope to hear from you all again!