How do I break it to my parents that I love a guy I met online?

Question

Close to a year ago I met a guy on WoW (World of Warcraft). Ever since then we've talked almost every day and have became really close friends. A few months ago our friendship sorta became a relationship, and I have since talked to him on Ventrilo (kinda like Skype, internet phone thing), have seen his myspace, and text him pretty much everyday. We live about 4-6 hours away from each other and would definately be dating if we didn't live so far apart. I'm planning to go up near where he lives to visit some colleges with my mom, and I would love to hang out with him while we're up there. Problem is, the guy and I are both the same age (17), and I have no idea how to tell my parents about him. Telling them I want to meet some guy I met on the internet sounds horrible, but I have no idea how to break it to them that I love this guy I've never met in person. Any ideas, especially from parents?

Answer 1

That 17 year old guy could be a 40 year old pedo. Don't do it. Besides, if I was your mom, I would flip and ban you from the internet.

Answer 2

DONT tell them you met him online! Parents assume all people on the internet are creepy old men. So dont tell them. You need to come up with a logical, reasonable lie. Im not kidding. My BF i met online and im almost 30 and I still cant tell my parents the truth. I lied and said I met him at party. A friend of a friends party LOL. I make it very vague and then start talking about something else and no one asks anymore questions. When I was your age I also met some guys with my friends online and met up in real life. I always lied how I met them.

So my advice is to say hes a friend of one of your friends brothers. Be kinda vague. Say you hung out with him at so and sos house and you want to stop by and say hi while you are out near him (tell him the lie so he can pretend he already knows you and tell the female friend the lie so shes part of the story already). That works best.

And dont meet him alone. Go with your mom or a friend.

Answer 3

well from what i just read, you say you know what love is and that this guy is not a pedo. So my suggestion/advice is that yes tell your parents straight up as a mature women would and just tell them that you are in love and that you would like to met this guy you met over the internet. After you have told them, if they are reasonable parents they will acknowledge the fact that you came to them first before actually meeting up with this guy you have never met. And it would be wise to have one of your parents go with you when you met this guy just for precaution. Well tell me how it goes. Good luck and take care!

Answer 4

tell your parents exactly what you did

Answer 5

OMG...seriously ur 17 and uve already chatted on the net and found some guy!!!!

this is proof the world is coming to an end

Answer 6

You don't, because that is freaking ridiculous.  Get a grip on reality, kiddo.