Do you believe falling in love can exist without physically ever meeting them?

[coachTanthony]

Yes

No

See Poll ( Catch me outside and find out )

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

I know people won't like my opinion but I don't care, it's my opinion what I believe... And I think not.. At least I couldn't..
Having things in common, vibing on video isn't the same as that connection/vibe you'd get in a real physical relationship. I mean how do you know if you feel sparks when they put their arms around you on a video call? Call me old fashioned, but I believe in old fashioned real dating, real physical time together

[TwinkleLily5]

True I dated a guy offline for 2 months and we seemed to have a connection, but when I met him in person I had no spark and no longer felt anything for him. It was like getting to know him all over despite talking on the phone for 2 months.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@TwinkleLily5 exactly

[Explorer91]

Doesn’t really matter what is possible for you. The question was do you think it’s posisble at all.
Imagine yourself as someone with no life per se in your reality. All you have is your online world. In desperate need of connection it would be easy to fall in love, the depth and amount of time you talked. And the need for human connection. So not sure how you can say it isn’t possible, use your imagination and try and imagine outside your shoes.. coz that question is asking that,

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@Explorer91 what you described isn't real love though.. That's desperation... Someone isolated that will delude themselves into believing it's love

[Explorer91]

@Brainsbeforebeauty I don’t think you can determine what is love for someone or not. Love can grow from a healthy place or a not healthy place. If love only grew from a healthy place I’d say you can tell half the population they don’t love who they claim to love.

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@Explorer91 But isn't that what you yourself are doing? 🤔🤷

[TwinkleLily5]

@explore91 you can not fall in love with someone you’ve never met physically, that is only an idea of that person. You don’t see the entire truth of who that person is you can only go by what they tell you are show you via phone or video. That’s just like with the saying “Love at first sight” it’s just a really strong connection, I experienced this myself but I wouldn’t say I was in love just because of that but it was a strong enough connection to fall in love after knowing the person better, if that makes sense

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

@TwinkleLily5 Again we'll said💯

[Brainsbeforebeauty]

*well

[Mia-Wallace]

I don't know. Seems to me you will be in love with an idea of that person that you yourself mostly created. Love, for me, includes bonding with a person, and bonding is a product of shared experiences and knowledge. You can't bond with a person with video chats.

I understand you're talking about a sudden strong feeling of attraction and whether or not it's possible to experience that online. I would guess the answer to that is "yes", but I'd call that an "unconfirmed feeling". An illusion that needs testing.

[OlderAndWiser]

Yes.

I also believe that Martians will be landing in my back yard tonight. Would you like to come to Florida and wait up with me so we can offer them milk and cookies when they arrive?

[coachTanthony]

Ha Ha ha

[Citizenkirk]

If so, than mandatory warning ⚠️💔⚠️ advisories need to me posted

Free fall experiences are scary for a reason 😉

Fanciful singing nannies don't worry about umbrella free fall equipment malfunctions

Your heart is not indestructible, because you are not a Man of Steel

INTERNET ROMANCE IS FANTASY LOVEMAKING DIALOGUE, WHERE YOU DON'T👃THE🤮OF💩 COMING OUT OF THE🦄's BUTT-🕳️

[Alyssa11]

I don't know. I met my ex once and then continued talking through the phone but I still managed to fall deeply in love, and so did he. And so I met him technically, but never got to go on dates and touch each other physically or anything. It was always words, FaceTime calls.. This sounds very odd I realise as I'm typing but that's when the pandemic first happened. We physically couldn't see each other since we lived in separate countries.

So I've heard that women fall in love with what they hear, and men fall in love with what they see. I feel like there's some truth to that. No doubt that when a man shows genuine care and affection towards me I feel more comfortable around him. And no doubt men are mesmerised by an attractive woman spending time with them...

[MAAAD]

Yes, by what we see.

Look being physical is important for men and women equally.

And if a man cheats on a woman for just not being there next to him then he wasn't worth it.

For fucks sake, he could have masturbated thinking of you at least instead of cheating but no he is too weak for this.

He chooses to fk whores instead of building his life.

He is a piece of hopeless shit, no offence.

[Alyssa11]

@MAAAD Well thank you!! lol. I totally agree though. I am also a very physical person and my love language is literally touching... but that's different to when I decide to devote myself to someone.

Welllll - what goes around comes back around :)

[Anonymous]

Been in an LDR for 2 years now. We haven’t met in person but we speak every day over the phone, through FaceTime calls, Snapchat, and messaging. There isn’t a day where we don’t verbally speak to one another. He has become and important part of my life and vice versa.


It’s hard for me to say if I am IN love with him though. I feel an extreme bond to him. I also like him a lot and feel very close to him emotionally. I am at the point where I couldn’t live without him because he completes me, but I still don’t know if I’m IN love, if that makes sense. I think I still feel the need to meet in person to feel it fully. I feel as if I am almost there, but just need to spend time together, in person, to fully get there.


That doesn’t mean that it is not possible for others though. That is just how I feel.

[electromagnetic]

Yes and no. I think it’s human nature to want to be with someone who shares the same everything as themselves. When you speak with people online, especially on a regular basis, you get this sorta understanding of whom they really are. Without actually meeting, someone can already perceive how this person is. Most of the time, if there’s common interests, bonds form too. I wouldn’t necessarily call it being in love, but it’s a bond. A massive attachment and likeness for that someone.

[Babybebe15]

This ^

[Jake99999]

Real love? No. That requires face to face time and real experiences together. In person there is either chemistry or their isn’t. You can convince yourself
you are in love with all the texting and chat etc, but without personal experience face to face it’s not complete. You can’t mail it in. You can’t kiss someone unless you are face to face. You can’t touch, you can’t truly read their eyes, smell them (yes this is a real thing). You can’t experience things together unless you meet in real life and spend time together. Saying you are in love with someone you never met, is like saying you love chocolate based on pictures and descriptions - without ever actually tasting it.

[SerenStone]

Yes. Some people like to e-date and that's fine, it's their life but it takes a lot of trust to date like this. You can never truly know if they're going against you in a some type of way like cheating and stuff.

I fell in love before with someone from another state, dated online a few times, longest one lasted 3-4 years. I'm single now and I don't want to be in long distance online relationships anymore.
Costs a lot of trust and money.. You have to just fantasize a lot of things.

It works for some people.

[SynthKobra]

I don't think so. You can speak to a person for years and have this image of what they portrayed to you in your mind but in my opinion you really can't gauge a person until they are physically in your presence and you can feel their "energy", how they carry themselves, how they look physically (yes that matters to most people), how they treat others in random social encounters like a server or a stranger, how they carry themselves, etc... until then it's simply a small part of what the other person chooses to show you.

[Splatzonelover1]

I can't even finds guy that I am attracted to in real life. I met some old friends that I know from college but not even attract to them to begin with. I know that I had to be really careful to meet guys online to ofiline. Just make sure is in public places and make sure is also light. take a friend or person you can trust to go with you. Is good in one way and is has cons.

[Little_Bumblebee]

I think you can think and believe you're in love with the person.

But it's not real. You're falling in love with the idea of that person, not the real one.

There's so much you're missing from the real picture when you haven't met that person IRL

[LavenderLuna]

I was like in love with a guy who I’d never even had a conversation with lol. One time we were alone together and I would not speak a word lol I don't know why. I did feel like we had a connection, or at least I felt connected to him. So if that can happen who knows. Obviously it’d be different once you actually interact with the person, but yeah

[Jessica405]

Yes. People truly fall in love with a personality, not looks. That personality shows itself by communicating openly and honestly. It does not mean you have to actually meet.

I cite as an example my brother falling in love with a GAGer girl. They never met in the 4 years together, but they were so well suited. Sadly, it was just the distance between them that ended their relationship.

I do know he still loves her, and always will.

[TheorionMage]

'Infatuation' YES... fantasy YES; 'genuine 'Love' NO!
(Imaginary 'intimacies'? START without her <<FAP>>
the power of 'Photoshop'-ing! )
What is the sound of ONE hand clapping?
NO reciprocity of SOME kind, NO 'Love'---

"Been there, (what school boy hasn't been 'crushin'? unrequited 'love's a bore )
Done THAT" As you 'mature' its called 'stalking' and can BE a felony! :O

[DonkeyDan]

No I don't believe you can really fall in love with someone you haven't met. I think you can believe you love them but it's likely an infatuation or a romanticism of the idea of that person. There are things that you van only tell about a person in real life. To fully bond with someone you love requires the spark of touch and scent, and subtle expressions and gestrues that are lost if only spent time with virtually.

[ShadezMcgee]

Yeah, but is more of the idea. You can talk to someone over the phone or online, but unless you meet and interact in person, you don't really know what will come with it. You have to have face to face interaction and bonding to see if it works for future possibilities.

[sage2021]

I chose no, because you might think you are in love with someone you haven't met, but in person, you could find things about the person that really bug you. Like their mannerisms!

[Anonymous]

Women are more demisexual than men (need a mental and emotional connection to fall in love).
Men fall in love with what they see, women by what they hear/read. It’s why so many more women fall in love online than men, only to be shocked when they meet the guy in real life and realize he’s not the fluid, confident conversationalist he was on the phone.

[Ninani]

Of course it can. It's the same feeling but with different triggers.

[Explorer91]

Yes, usually though if the person doesn’t have much a life in their real life. They through themselves into the fantasy and conversation online with someone. And being attached to that and develop feelings.

[Ailaw22]

Pandemic era made me realise that yes meeting online is nice but it doesn't match with meeting person irl that kind of communication plus you always fear that what if that person can cut off any moment because they don't need explanation before leaving and it's easy to remove your existence.

[NathanDavis]

yes, for sure... you can absolutely fall in love with someone for who they are...

and you can absolutely get to know them that way via online

sure, is not the same as in person but it is still love, and is still falling for someone

[TheAfrikan]

All is possible in the life we live in. And already there are those under that circumstance. And already planning on joining each other n build it u even more..