Thread: Do You Believe in Falling in love Online?

No I don't believe in online love...

No although had a phone, online relationship (email through dial up) with someone about 11 years ago for 6 months we were pen friends for 2 years before that.
I moved states ,so did he, we lived together. Once together it lasted 6 weeks we really irritated one another.
I married my best friend eventually, why didn't I do it sooner? afraid of loosing the friendship. we have been friends for 17 years and going out/married for 9 I think and still very happy and in love
I know one person who had sucsess out of many who tried multiple times. But it didn't happenn truley till they met.

Ermm dunno

""Fallin in love online" isn't in my vocabulary" in fact this sentence doens't even exist:D

I don't believe it and i am sad computers have led us so far we can even start dating on chat. I am sorry but it's just my opinion, human interaction is what should make people fall in love. Not some pics on the net and some sweet talk on live chatzilluz!

come on man ! you`re serious? this is not possible .

I have never fallen in love online, but I certainly believe that it is possible. I think that the majority of the skepticism derives from the common belief that people (often intentionally) fail to represent themselves accurately over the internet. From my own experience, I mostly subscribe to that theory--I have been guilty of misrepresenting myself online from time to time.

Nonetheless, I believe that under the right conditions (generally, though not necessarily, online honesty) love can certainly arise and also thrive. In fact, meeting online, for some, may be a better place to find love. For example, someone who is a bit shy may find it easier to strike up a conversation when there is no face-to-face. Or someone who is, for some reason, bad at first impressions may benefit from the slower pace of an online interaction (e.g., by using the additional time to work out a statement that may have been interpreted incorrectly in person).

I do agree with many of my fellow posters that meeting in person is likely the most difficult part of falling in love online. Online interaction (perhaps with the exception of chatting via webcam) just cannot capture the mannerism or the general physical presence of another person. If anyone has seen the show Dating in the Dark (I think it was on Fox this summer), you were treated to constant reminders of how much emphasis many of us put on each others' physical qualities. I have also, however, seen many examples of how love can transcend the physical. Thus, regardless of the difficulty involved, I cannot escape the belief that some can form such a strong bond via online interaction that they make it through. My inner romantic agrees.

I think, you need to meet them first. But no one can really comment on this until it happens i guess. My sister meet a guy for a few nights, then he went back to Germany for like 3 months. they spoke on skype everynight and now hes back in aus for 6 months and they are going out and seem like a great couple. Hes a pretty fresh guy aswell haha, but keep in mind. They meet each other before they started the skype convos.

Note: the majority of communties im apart of dont really have many women.

Yes. I'm already have been in love via internet.

i fell in love online. it turned out it was a bot, but it was good while it lasted.

Originally Posted by Mattcamel

i fell in love online. it turned out it was a bot, but it was good while it lasted.

Thats partly the reason i dont believe in falling in love online. All these pretenders and scammers out there, it can get real nasty. I read JustJennas post and i think shes very lucky...