Have you ever been in a strictly online relationship?

[AlyssMaddigan]

Have you ever participated in a romantic relationship that happened strictly on the internet?

Yes

No

[rainydaydreamaway]

They start that way, but then we meet and it either works or doesn't. Most often, it doesn't.

The person I'm seeing now is someone I only knew online for many months before we met. Even after we met in person, it took several more months online before we met again, then another year. 3rd time was a charm.

it's a long distance thing still though, and I am beginning to have my concerns that's not working for him.

The only one person I have had an internet only relationship with that worked out in any way is someone I was very close friends online with for a long time. After he was planning to get divorced, we started discussing our feelings for each other. He was very open with me and I with him and we discussed that it would not happen in "real life" because neither of us were in a position to go across the country for that. At some point, the lust subsided, to some degree, and our friendship resumed and we are still very close. But the divorce didn't happen due to many economic and other difficult circumstances, so he is still very married, which means, hands off.

Therein lies the other problem with online relationships. They may be engaged in actual relationships while engaging you in the online thing and not viewing it as "cheating" - that our friendship survived that is and he is still someone I trust nad consider a friend is an EXCEPTION to the rules, not the norm at all.

[squeeky_95]

Find someone close to you! It's not very hard, unless you really like this guy. You will need physical attention too.. (AKA kissing)

Try to get him to move closer, and if he can't, than try moving close to him. And if you can't, than good luck managing your relationship!

Sorry, I don't have much to say about online dating, because I never really did it. Sorry :-/

I hope this helps!

[confusedgurl57]

Yes I have, and if you can't met within like a couple months its very hard. Also, you get to a point where you start to really have feelings for the person and then when and if you break up its very difficult and very emotional. I don't recommend the online relationship.

[Anonymous]

Yes, the good ones last for years and lead to true love, marriage, children and things like that. I've met and heard of couples that are extremely happy that've met this way. On two notes though, one the people have to BOTH be able to stand not having in intimate in person/physical way of expressing the feelings they have for each other, and second the people involved MUST meet at some point otherwise it will just be a drawn out pain, it seems most people that responded to your question can only last a month or a little more; the time people can tolerate not being pysically together varies from person to person, I and others have lasted for entire years before finally meeting the other person.

But, honestly, I don' regret a single minute of the time I spent with the other person that was strictly over the internet =)

Best of luck to you and hope this answeres your question

[MadHatterni]

Yes, and it fails because you lack the physical and also emotional, if you want an online relation read a blog and relate to it, get outside and make your own story because love can be right around the corner

[Littletad]

Yes, and you honestly really need the physical part to work within a month or so. Otherwise, it's incredibly difficult. I'd avoid online dating or would advise that to others who want to try.

[confusedgirl57]

Yes I have and my advice to you is if your thinking of going into an online relationship dont. Because it doesn't end well because if you realize you really are starting to have feelings for the guy then if and when the relationship ends you get very hurt emotionally.

[BrettH]

yes I have. and unless you can move close to each other in 3 months it doesn't work. it gets too hard.

[justhat1chick]

not by choice that's just kinda how it happened

[emzy-89]

nope.