What's your opinion on online relationships?

[random_girl95]

Do you think they can work out and be truthful?

[ShadowMonarch]

After observing so many online relationships I can say this that online relationships can not be successful...

The thing is, with online dating you can find a person who is more compatible with you.
You can find a partner.. but the question is will it last pr turn it a more committed relationship? There was a research I'm which they found that 30 percent Americand have dater online.. from those 40 percent only 11 percent were able to have a committed relationship or be married...

Personally, I have many friends who dated online and they did find some good partners but in all of those cases they broke up by 10 month of their relationship
The main reason I think is that there isn't enough honesty in a online relationships

[ShadowMonarch]

Sorry about the typo

[random_girl95]

No need to be sorry I just want to see different perspectives.

[ShadowMonarch]

Thanks for understanding...

[random_girl95]

There isn't enough honesty because either of the people can say whatever they want?

[ShadowMonarch]

In the photos you send or words you say or how you act and maybe sometimes about your background... just because we think that maybe they won't like this or that...

[random_girl95]

I see, but the more you talk with a person online you can still figure out whether they are being truthful or not.

[ShadowMonarch]

So you think that knowing someone better can lead to successful relationship?
Do you think that a relationship is successful without physical intimacy?

[ShadowMonarch]

Unless you can meet that person in real life you can not be successful in a relationship...
So I would say online relationships between two people who live in same states or same country can be successful...

[random_girl95]

I get what you mean. Yes the physical intimacy is absent in an online relationship but I think you can really express your feelings through it. It's not a standard relationship it's something different which still has a lot to offer.

[ShadowMonarch]

Can you elaborate what can it offer?

[DiegoO]

Not even if they lived in the same country. Here is the thing: in an online relationship, our mind ommits many things that in the natural, it would perceive. But been online relationships, essentially anti natural, our mind creates an imaginary space for the non existance stimulus (smell, touch, taste) in that virtual interaction.

[DiegoO]

Nevermets? I was in one for 3 years. It ended 5 years ago. I did tons of MyTakes about it. All I can say is that the old school is the best school, in comparison to online dating and relationships.

Online everything is too.. Deceiving. You never get to truly know that person and you put a lot at risk if you ever get to end the distance. Just like there are successful stories around online couples, there are others that resemble thriller movies.

I was in college, she was in college. Both of us were jobless and the 3 years agreement, naturally ended.🤷

[DiegoO]

Thanks for the MHO

[sheikalana]

I think I'm very old school on this topic because I think that's total BS. I did meet my now husband on a dating app but we never had an online relationship.

[mandyfire98]

I don't see the point without physical contact involved.

[caring__1]

When a relationship is online, people see and hear what they want to see and hear or what they fear seeing and hearing. This is generally very different from reality, leading to disappointment. Not only that, there are a lot of scammers online, so you have no guaranty you're talking with the person you think you're talking with. You can expand your dating pool by going online, but keeping it online or long-distance won't create more than what you build in your own head.

[random_girl95]

@caring__1 So most of the times people just create images of the other person without actually knowing if it's real or not. Is that what you are saying?

[caring__1]

Generally that's the case. After all, what proof do we have other than the word of an anonymous stranger?

[random_girl95]

Just to able to trust their words I guess.

[caring__1]

Unfortunately, I've heard "Trust Me" too many times... especially from politicians and others who feel entitled to push their agenda onto others.

[wa1t1ngFuture]

my first ex-girlfriend and we separated because i was not strong
, we are very far Ireland (me) she russian. I also think it's like talking to a computer and not being able to touch her hands or look at each other directly. I have promised myself that I will no longer look for a partner online

[Esperanto]

I guess we should invent a word that defines having online conversations with someone, cause they are surely not a relationship. They are just that, conversations. If its someone you knew before in the real world, and then the person leaves, and its just for some months or even a couple of years, you might call it a relationship, but videoconferencing with someone you can't feel or touch is just another thing.

[DummBlonde_Sally]

It can work temporarily. Probably not longer than a year.
You both need to be committed and good at communicating.
Most Important: Find out if they are Catfishing you first

Good luck

[DiegoO]

I had one for 3 years and I've people who went for it, during 10 years. With my LDex we agree 3 years max from year one. Ironically it naturally ended in 3 years.

[SlothySlob]

Both parties need to believe in the relationship, otherwise it doesn't.

[random_girl95]

So it does work out

[IMuser]

Fuck no! They are useless. No amount of technology can replace physical contact and the experience of being together

[spartan55]

They have zero chance of working. Maybe even less than that

[In_Trance]

Wdym work out?

[random_girl95]

Meaning it could be real even if it's online.

[In_Trance]

Lol... riiiiight

[CuriousMufuxka]

Fine, but as I've seen they rarely work out when meeting in person. Even less long distance. I've done both.

[random_girl95]

I see

[Adronicus]

Waste of time. Most men will find themselves validating females & get nothing in return.

[AFretiredTXn]

Could be great beginning. But some where along, will have to meet, and then the truths will fall.

[random_girl95]

@afretiredtxn So it's a way of starting things but not to maintain them that way?

[AFretiredTXn]

Possibly not if you actually meet

[random_girl95]

I understand what you are saying. Thanks for the opinion!

[spl4sh]

No because the lack of physicalit results to cheating.

[random_girl95]

@spl4sh Doesn't it rely solely on the people to be truthful with each other?

[spl4sh]

It does but I know men... men can be less emotional and kind of be more physical. If you can try to meet males in real life and hang out. It's the way humans (and in generality relationships) are designed.

[random_girl95]

@spl4sh I agree with you that is more real to meet people in real life. However you can find really good people online as well.

[spl4sh]

You can I agree but try to maintain a friendship rather than a relationship

[random_girl95]

Isn't the terms friends and lovers in an online relationship really close?

[TheLoneTerran]

Whatever makes them happy. None of my business.

[boldlyblu]

I require body heat and a heartbeat

[dudeinohio]

Pointless. You need physical contact

[random_girl95]

Ok, thanks for the opinion.

[Anonymous]

They save me so much trouble sometimes.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

So you are in one? Online relationship I mean.

[Opinion Owner]

Not a big one right now but I flirt here and there sometimes.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

How do you define a 'big one' relationship?

[Opinion Owner]

Where you talk and sext all the time and act like boyfriend and girlfriend.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

Wow...
Understood. Thanks!!

[moonpie89]

I tried once. Big mistake

[Anonymous]

They can work with time, trust and patience