Is it bad to get into an online relationship? What are your opinions on this?

Question

Is it bad to get into an online relationship? What are your opinions on this?

Answer 1

I don't think it's bad.

I mean, before I talk on the phone with online friends, I chat with them for months before we speak on the phone. And I'm really good at figuring out who is lying slash who is telling the truth.

It's pretty obvious to me, because I'm a nerd with a dark dark secret about .. something very nerdy! Ha... Anyway.

But, I don't think it's bad. Sometimes, I feel like the people online are easier to relate to than the people I know in real life. You can meet people based off your interests, and know them on a deeper level than just aesthetics.

It's actually easier for me to talk to people online, sometimes, because they don't seem to force me into a group. I don't really fit in at school because of the cliques surrounding looks. The 'popular' kids want to hang out with me because I'm 'pretty', but they bother me, and I really just want to hang out with 'nerds'. And the 'nerds' always question why I'm hanging out with them, because I'm friends with a lot of people.. And.

Yeah. *sigh*

Once I get to college it will be all better.

I hope.

Answer 2

thats what ive been wondering..im in one..it seems alright so far :)

Answer 3

i think it is.. u never kno who is really on the other end..

Answer 4

If you mean like a serious relationship then I think that's not a good idea. After all you don't know who you're talking to.

But if you meet them online and then you meet them in real life, after talking with them on the phone and after emailing back and forth for a while, and you hit it off...then I guess that it could be ok.

I'm only against it if you never meet them in person.

Answer 5

I guess it could work for some, as long as they know the person is actually who they say they are.

Answer 6

i'm kinda torn between the two. they're good to me because i've been in one and i liked it. but now i regret it and i think its stupid but if i found someone i really liked i would probably ignore all that. its really hard to think about it when you cant really choose which one is right. but the bad part about it is that its hard to trust someone who you've never really met. ahh i'm soooo confused right now! :S

Answer 7

I don't think it's bad as long as you're careful of course.  It's hard..... especially when there's a lot of distance between you.  People always say you don't know who you're talking to or the person really is and how they can deceive you.....which can be true but I also think that sometimes you can get closer and learn more about one another when you're having a relationship online.  For some it's easier to be open and honest and you learn to trust each other more.  

Answer 8

I wouldn't.  It's too easy for someone to decieve you online!!  :@)

Answer 9

You swore that we could make it and that we'd last!!!!!!  I trusted you via the Internet, and now you've betrayed me via the Internet!!!  If you had doubts about us, you should have e-mailed me!!!! Ugh...

Now that we broke up.  =)  I don't think Internet relationships can work after a certain point.  You can bond with a person, and like their personality, but that's as far as it can go, really.  So getting into a relationship through the Internet is okay, but maintaining one via Internet is not gonna work.

Answer 10

I was in one, but it didn't work out because of the distance between me and him. We are still friends.

I think it will work if you actually are close to each other and actually hang out with each other. Otherwise, no, it will not work out.

Answer 11

PRO:

*no worries about how you're gonna look when you're talking to the person [exception: webcam]

*people tend to be more open when on the internet

*you can find out info on them

*talk for hours and hours without a rising phone bill to worry about

*you can break it off at any time [just stop talking to them online, no need to worry about them still having your number etc.]

CON:

* s t a l k e r s !

*people sometimes aren't who they say they are

*you can become attached easily because you talk so much

*you may live really far from each other, therefore you'll probably never have the chance to meet

*if you do ever meet [and a picture they showed you of themselves was misleading] you may be disappointed

*jealousy can arise because the only time you can talk is online, and they might not go online as much as you [or vise versa]

that's all i can think of now, i hope i helped!

Answer 12

It depends on the person, but I wouldn't go for it myself.

Online relationships, chances are they're long-distant, which I wouldn't go for either, since both (especially online ones) require LOTS of trust. You never know if they're just lying, but if you do feel like you trust the person and have a connection with them I suppose it can be kind of cool since it wouldn't be so superficial as "I'm only going to date you because you **** really good" or whatever. I suppose you could also use webcams or skype or something too, so yeah. It's also easier to communicate and open up when it's online rather than in person as well.

But do whatever ya want.

Answer 13

Could be. If it is a local thing then it isn't that hard to figure out the real life part. I would avoid long distance ones though.

Answer 14

I tried but it just does not feel real to me! Especially knowing that he was in Australia and I was in The U.S. It just was not real!