Online dating, webcams n stuff?

hello. there are lots of situations on here of people who have fallen in love online, thru myspace, i.m, dating sites er


tc...now when things go belly up, (i have been here myself) and people r loike, u don't know them, u never met/seen him or her...but you have, i mean webcams, phone calls, texts and i.m etc IS like meeitng someone isn't it??? u see them live, talk on t phone, surley this IS enough to say u know someone and gather what they r like? or is it really that decieving?

Online dating, webcams n stuff?
Honestly, you don't really know someone you have met in real life either. Some people don't show their true selves, even in person. It's easier to be deceitful online but really, you can't trust anyone! LOL.
Reply:Where to begin. I'm sure that you feel you have merit on this and I honestly agree that you do but hear me out. The internet has provided alot of people another way to communicate and its bloody brilliant in most cases. Now however when it comes to online dating and such its a different story. People online tend to only show one side they choose to display. Imagine when your at a job interview your always polite because your exchanging and conversing information. This is the same for online dating.





The other person is always super polite and is I'm sure saying things that are very interesting. You see them on cam and talk to them on the phone but for them they are showing one side of themselves because why. Because they can when they are not in front of you in the flesh. The internet is how to say de-personalizes a situation because there is a constant barrier between the people. They are giving the side they want to give and visaversa but really people aren't like this in real life. People have crap days and lie about things all the time.





So to answer your question direct, even though you think you know that person. You really don't. Anything is possible on the net these days and it would be foolish for people to waste such time on these so called online relationships when they should be spending their precious time embarking to find someone in real life.





Thats my opinion though
Reply:Tread with extreme caution here! Danger - all kinds of danger - lies ahead! As you say, there may well be lots of situations on here, but are they really genuine? I doubt it very much, personally.





Discount fifty per cent of what people tell you on-line, then divide the remainder by ten, and you are about right.





My dating days have long since gone, thankfully, but I would never, ever countenance online dating - ever!





Good luck. I wish you well.
Reply:Each situation is different, it’s is quite possible to fall in love with someone you haven’t physically met before. If you think about it with the web cam and all messages you can get a feel of what that person is like (at least what he claims to be) so it’s not surprising to hear ppl fall in love on line.





In some situation it can be explained as addiction rather than love, as I said before each situation is different.
Reply:It's only half the story. You absolutely must meet them in person. People are on their best behavior when they are texting or IMing or on the phone or on webcams. Plus, it's impossible to make out ove the phone. Phone sex is one thing, but you can't beat one-on-one human contact.
Reply:Good question. You can get to know someone online provided they are honest with what they present to you in the first place. Someone who is good in deceiving can deceive you online %26amp; offline. The minus part of online dating is the other stuff you can't see - how they live, who they associate with, are they really who they say they are besides what they let you see online. It has it's pluses %26amp; minuses.





There can be honest people who present themselves as who they really are. Then again, they are those (%26amp; they exist) who don't.





The best thing to do is to make sure you both meet up %26amp; spend some time together in person to judge for yourself.
Reply:this is all the same and if i was you i wuold go out with who ever you feel right for
Reply:It is all a big, fat, lie. They are paid actors, lying to you, saying that they met online...it is all a lie, geared at getting your money. Don't do it!
Reply:i met my guy 1 night and had to fly 10hours away across the world...we exchanged details...





we fell in love entirely over the net, emails and calls...we talked for hours, chatted online and yes it was like we were together at heart and in minds...the only part missing was the physical contact but that came later when we met again in person and were sooo in love...





you know when i think about it we actually fell deeper in love through the net because we both took the time and effort to get to know each other sooo well without a phsycial interruption too early on...and we're engaged and getting married next year...





so online dating works...its all about a connection, chemistry and a deep understaning and love for each other and that can happen anywhere and under all kinds of circumstances so good luck!
Reply:It is really that deceiving. If you can't trust what people are like right in front of you how can anyone trust people online. People lie about their ages,nationalities, even gender. You're better off making a real relationship and not a net one.
Reply:Yes it is
Reply:Everything you mentioned is a good way to initially meet someone but it can be very very deceiving. You will learn a lot through e-mail , web conversations and exchanging photos but you will learn 10 times that in the first face to face meeting. I have seen women post pictures of their daughter on dating sites in an effort to meet younger men and I am certain that men have done the same thing. Never take anything you see or read on the internet as fact consider it all to be opinion and fiction, I have seen doctored pictures presented as fact.


On line introductions are OK but before you get emotional


always demand a personal meeting in a public place and have a friend posted nearby .