Do you believe in internet love?

[Shellyworld]

[btbc92]

Interest love? Love is love at this point. If you happen to meet somebody over the internet, you juts have to be extra careful.

There are plenty of people who got together online. It's just a matter of finding the right kind of person, being at the right place and right time. No different than IRL. Just make sure your not creating a fantasy no matter where you are.

[MissDawn7961]

you can find someone online at a dating site , get to know them better by talking to them at your email address ! then you meet them face to face ! then decide if you two want to date for real and if you do then you can date for real ! like I have and decide for sure if it will go on to become a meaningful friendship or not ! thanks

[broken_heart_at_48]

No but I'm from a different time a time where people actually interacted with each other not a screen I mean how can you be 100% sure they're who they say they are? I would think you could be infatuated and well on your way to falling in love I just feel like you don't really know them until you get to know each other face to face. But times are changing I guess

[Laozi]

Love can be found anywhere. But most of the time we just get attracted towards someone and think it as love. But then we fail to understand each other or expect too much. And it ends badly. But not always. Sometimes we can find a long lasting relationship their.

[AmandaYVR]

Interesting question but you should define it or set some parameters.
As it is, it looks like it would be a 'no' for most people, but if you expand it to people who initially met online via chatting, but then end up doing more than just this form of communication, then it can take on a whole new meaning.

[aWes0MeNeSs]

For myself, no. Talking to someone online is not the same as meeting them in person.

[MissDawn7961]

aWes0MeNeSs - you have no idea what you are doing either ! you talk with them online then you meet them in person , DUH

[aWes0MeNeSs]

@MissDawn7961 I'd rather not. There are plenty of people in real life I can meet. I don't need to meet up with online strangers. I can't even tell if I will be interested in someone from talking to them online, and it's very unlikely I will since I'm uninterested in romantic love.

[wankiam]

no... i believe in internet wishful thinking but until you actually meet a person you can't be sure you really know them and to that end the internet is nothing more than a means of finding some one for potential love.. an introduction service at best

[Daniela1982]

I doubt an internet love is anything but infatuation. You may love their personality but they could also be fake and how would you know they are not married or already in a relationship? Real love takes time to cultivate. It doesn't happen overnight. And it is best built on your interaction with people in real life, not over the internet.

[MissDawn7961]

Daniela1982 - you can be infatuated with your co-worker at work just as well as you can with some one online ! think before you speak and surprise everyone too

[Daniela1982]

@MissDawn7961 That is true, but even more on line when you are looking for someone. Usually work is not the place you look for love because if it goes sour it could wind up with it being pretty awkward working there.

[sixxx]

At first yes but after you have met up maybe no. Because the point of internet love is your expectation is too high. Just because chatting is so good ， it does not guarantee in reality you will also have a good conversation and good mood. So it's better not hope too much. It's just the matter of your expectation.

[Mroz75]

No

Love is about communication its true, but talking behind a screen is not the same as talking in person. On internet you can be anyone you want to be, but you can meet some wonderful people there, and after meeting up, love can be true.

Internet a mechanism to talk to people, and then meet them and after that love may be found. But to go like "i love you" to a person you never met, it would definitely be a lie, because its more like "i like you".

[Ianto]

Rationally, any two people have a chance of hitting it off, and dating apps provide a filter that should increase the chances of that, as compared with a random encounter.
I am certainly as fond of my current girlfriend as I have ever been, and we met on POF.

[Daniela1982]

You are fortunate as most dating sites are geared toward 18 - 50 age ranges.

[Ianto]

She is 52.

[Daniela1982]

She is but you aren't. But they do have sites for older people, I just never thought POF was one of them as there were as many fake profiles on there as real. That's what happens on a free site.

[Ianto]

Probably true, but local conditions have an effect. Life is different out in the sticks. 😆

[MissDawn7961]

lanto - that is to sweet ! thanks

[QueenTanya]

people hide their flaws behind their screens. if you want your long distance relationship to actually work, you'll have to meet up in real life, where you don't have the luxury of hours to come up with a good response.

[Stacie3]

I think of internet love as an illusion.. On the internet you can be anyone you want to be.. you are limited in actually kowing each other.. it can be intriguing and exciting but I dont feel the reality of it would measure up to the illusion.

[MissDawn7961]

Stacie3 - you are a big illusion yourself for you do not have your photo on here so maybe you are not even real

[Stacie3]

MissDawn7961 .. what does my photo have to do with the question? Not a single thing!! What I look like has nothing to do with my opinions.. and having a pic on my profile means nothing.. for all I know you are some punk ass kid who used his grandmothers photo.
So yeah god bless and thanks😁😁

[BagoH]

Nope it's silly it's childish and about 99% of the time nothing actually comes out of it. I don't care how what or who it is, all it is internet data transferring from one to the other lol.

[Anonymous]

Yes.
If a person is lonely and a bit desperate, maybe just been dumped.
Internet love is the best.
Especially if they find someone as sexy and lonely as them with abandonment issues.
It can mimick a real connection.
It's the next best thing to being in person.
Better in some ways.
Less pressure.
Less fighting.
You only talk to each other when you feel like it.

[wankiam]

yeah thats not love though is it? at best its merely pretending

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
Love is pretending whether you're on the internet or in real life.
Trust me, I've had both.

[wankiam]

if you dont know the difference i doubt that very much but thats for you... i just though yes was a funny answer when you then went on to describe something that isn't real... thats all

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
I was married many years.
Love is a temporary thing for a lot of people.
I actually had an internet girlfriend that was closer to me than my wife was.
It's all about how you connect.
Everyone is different and has different experiences.

[wankiam]

love can be fleeting thats for sure but i suspect the internet thing was more of an intense friendship and that could well be something you never felt with your wife so i can see where you are coming from if that was the case

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
Yes, I had a close bond with the online girlfriend.
I talked to her everyday for 2 years.
We knew a lot about each other.
We shared all our thoughts, fantasies, problems, goals, feelings etc.
With my wife we barely spoke.
We had a lot of sex, but to me love is deeper.
People who think you need to touch someone physically to feel love just haven't truly bonded with anyone online yet in my opinion.

[wankiam]

true but when i say you need to meet in person to really know someone and feel a true love i really wasn't refering to it in a physical sense, maybe i just watched too many episodes of catfish but even with out that show there must always be a niigling doubt, however small, that there's something thats maybe not 100 percent true... can i ask why you never met your internet girl?

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
She turned out to be married.

[wankiam]

theree you go then... sorry to hear that really i am but doesn't it just prove that you dont ever really know someone while they are just online... all that time she was lying to you even if she was sweet and you cared for her

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
She lied to me for the first few days.
Then after that she seduced me with her sexual words and texts.
Then later I started to figure out how intelligent and sweet she really was.
She had so many awesome personality traits that I had never found in another woman.
We clicked so well that we became addicted to each other.

[wankiam]

and yet none of it has been realised in the real world. maybe thats the differnce in personal perspectives here

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
Feelings are real, emotions are real.
I can see her body when we video chat, sext etc.
The only thing we never did is physically touch.

[wankiam]

but she ws living a lie and probably just to spice up her own marriage... if she left him i would be eating my words to a certain degree but she didn't so while it may well have felt very real to you, on her side of it i suspect it wasn't 100 percent

[some101]

"Feelings are real, emotions are real.
I can see her body when we video chat, sext etc.
The only thing we never did is physically touch.
"

I agree with you. It is real

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
She wanted to leave him
She was making plans to fly to be with me.
She has small children and I told her not to fly to me.
I wouldn't have sex with a married woman because I wouldn't feel good about hurting her husband.
My own values and conscience is what kept us apart.
I didn't want to mess up their life.
I didn't want her kids to hate me.
I didn't want to hate myself.
She lived too far anyway.
It wasn't even practical.

[Opinion Owner]

@some101
Thanks.
I did feel the high and all the same emotions from my online love that I felt with women in person.
You just have to find the right woman and be open to it.

[wankiam]

so thanks for sharing that and it does put a different perspective on it but at the same time i suppose that your conscience not allowing you to sleep with her while she was still married supports also the fact that all the virtual stuff would have hurt him too but somehow there was a disconnect with reality there?

[Opinion Owner]

@wankiam
Oh I definitely felt bad about that stuff too.
Don't get me wrong.
The only thing that kept me involved was her constant messages.
I was starved for female attention after my marriage ended.
She was very seductive and loving and unapologetic about what she was doing.
She was definitely in the driver's seat.
I just had trouble resisting temptation.
It's a good thing that it was just online.
She was definitely playing both sides of her situation.
I always feel guilty about her, but the attraction and connection is stronger than the guilt.

[wankiam]

yeah no point feeling guilty or having any regrets, if it was fun at the time and served a function then its all good and also very much a learning process... im quite vocal on the fact we shouldn't have regrets.

[R3DthatDude]

Love is like a roach. It can thrive anywhere. I’ve herd of couples finding each other on World of Warcraft and getting married in real life. Just depends on the people involved, there’s obviously people who that wouldn’t work for.

[humanearth]

Nope not one bit. Has to be real and something I can touch and feel

[Lightningfire]

Yes it’s possible eventually but you can never trust that person because it could be a catfish pervert.

[vedgtn]

90% of the people I meet are obviously con-artists. 90% of the rest don't engage beyond the minimal. What's left isn't worth it

[slatyb]

No, I believe in contacting people on the internet and then meeting them in person.

[jessicarosen]

Yeah it can happen. Makes it easier to find people in one regard.

[madgoat]

No. It's fantasy. Nice way to make friends though, share experiences.

[MissDawn7961]

madgoat - you are a fantasy of the nightmare kind

[madgoat]

🤔😔 It fascinates me when people take a pot shot at me on this forum. Although you may not like or agree with me, I'm very rarely intending to insult anyone.

[MrOracle]

It's mostly a myth...

[Account]

I don't believe in anything.

[Creepazoid]

Do you believe in reality?

[Account]

How can I gain the certainty.
I do not have an answer. I am limited. I have only one component to process the experience of it and that is my own mind.

I don't believe in anything, I repeat. Key word is "believe".

Ask a taxi-driver if they believe in reality. Apparently, they know everything.

[Aiko_E_Lara]

Yes. If i believe in internet hate then there is internet love.

[OddBeMe]

“Believing in love” is a dumb statement. Love is emotion. Is it a good idea to fall for it without meeting in person, yeah.

[filipswagson]

i don't fancy it possible; you can't love a person without at least getting to know them, and you can't get to know someone online

[MissDawn7961]

I have and you are dumb too ! where did you get your ignorance from , you mom the horse or your dad the j-cka$$ ?

[filipswagson]

jesus christ

[lxly_fxy14]

In my opinion I don't believe in internet live I believe in internet friendship bit I dont feel tou can really connect with someone until you see them and know what there like in real life

[MissDawn7961]

lxly_fxy14- if you are not friends with the opposite sex , then you will not marry them so your answer here is useless

[Trooper205]

I used to... But due to my experiences on the matter, I have fallen short on that belief.

[Daniel3035]

No decent women will look for love on the internet.

[MissDawn7961]

what would you know about decent women? you are not man or woman enough to even know a descent woman at all ! why not get a good magnifying glass to see if you can find your useless pea sized P. with if you know what that is ! You future child molester and scammer you

[Daniel3035]

@MissDawn7961 LOOOL are you following me around? Last time you replied to me you couldn't read. I'd advise you go get checked out at A&E after your last disgrace of a sentence you seem to be suffering from some kind of mental disorder pretty common at your age good luck dear. The future of our country is in good hands I see.

[crazy8000]

It's mostly built up aircastles with very little reality attracted if you aren't dating IRL.

[redted]

After reading stories I'd prefer real life meetup but it is possible as long as you're careful

[mePrashantdubey]

Only heard about this never experienced don't think it's possible

[GreenGold1992]

I want to, but in my personal experience, its very rare to come by

[The_man_whol_aughs]

I don't even believe in the general term of love in the first place

[Anonymous]

I have, on multiple occasions, fallen in love with an array of pixels on my screen before. I do believe that I could eventually fall in love through the internet again.

[SydneySentinel]

Sure, I do

[Gaurav0047]

Have a try with me. then you will know.

[Darcia]

I’m pretty sure it’s true somewhere.

[notatrap]

Hell no. Tf?
Like without ever meeting them?

[shimmeryns]

Nahhh... Maybe it works for other people.

[legalboxers]

I do.. It can work if you try

[Pejtu]

You can meet someone but LDR never works

[bklynbadboy1]

Yes love can happen anywhere

[MissDawn7961]

bklynbadboy1 - you got that right

[bklynbadboy1]

@MissDawn Thank you

[Rangers]

I'm trying it, it's not working, either

[Tommy2017]

Depends on the genuine honesty among you two

[Gedaria]

It can be good. But slot is fake...

[Shamalien]

yeah it's torture cause u can't be with em tho

[spartansoul]

Yes I believe in online fun and love

[Dchrls78104]

If it stays on the internet, I don't.

[Silvius]

Yes, i'm searching for online girlfriend

[KrakenAttackin]

I believe I love the internet.

[Exorcist_Rampage]

Yes but it is very rare.

[jointhemiles]

I believe in love, I don't care how

[msss98]

Nope

[kev_in79]

Yeah can be found but not sure about expiry date.

[Gatman34]

Nope

[DanaeAdam5]

It depends

[Anonymous]

I am tying to believe.

[AngelLily]

It can Happen.

[brigfrey25]

You mean flirting?

[Anonymous]

Nope

[COMMODOREII]

I've had it before.

[JamesBlackDragon]

Love is love so yes