On-Line Dating

Well, online dating to me is a lot like safe sex. It has its good and bad points. One thing, you can meet people online (like eHarmony.com, even though that isn't really online dating) and if it's possible, meet up and chat. Bad points are, if you are already married, and your husand/wife/girlfriend/boyfriend is online dating, then that is bascially cheating on you. Another good point is, even thought it's called online dating, you can also meet friends who share common interests with you, another bad point is, you could be chatting with an axe-murderer and not know it. These are my opinions on online dating.

 

The first bad point isn't really relivant, IMO. And as for the second bad point, then yeah. I suppose your right. But it all comes down to trust with the person your dating.

 

How do you know one of US isnt a sexual online predator
The only thing we can tell about each other is someone's sig and Avatar?
What if koneko is someone like this?

 

Lol yeah, for sure. Of course I look like that. Of course I'm an elderly man. Can't you tell by my elderly gentleman hobbies, like watching anime, cosplaying, and listening to crazy music?

We've talked before, he's seen my pictures, and a bunch of other people here will vouch for me. They know that I'm just your regular teenager, gosh...I have been here for almost a year, and people here know me pretty well. So I wouldn't just be spouting out insults to people when you haven't been here for very long at all. You don't have the details or the info, so don't go around spitting lies. Nobody is going to take you seriously in this argument unless you get your facts straight.

And, to be honest, I'm extremely insulted.

 

Then I'll take that risk, because I love and trust that Koneko will be honest to me and tell me the truth about herself.

lol Yeah for sure. XD

That's true.

Yeah. You should be.

 

I'm just gonna throw in what I've heard so many times. You can't truly get to know who or how a person is by just talking to them on the internet. I think I've heard that enough to make my ears fall off.​

 

There -are- in fact, reports of older people, (30+ years of age) some with criminal sexual act history, meeting with young boys or girls (10-16) that fly in to see them. There are cases of girls or boys being raped because of meeting someone on the internet. There's even a recent issue of a father of a kid that went into another kid's home and raped the kid and murdered. Also, there are -many- kids that are somehow convinced that it is cool to do naked pics of themselves or vid cam themselves for their partners on the other end of the line which are the adults that convince them to do this. I don't know how. I have my theories it's all about getting attention or they are really hormonal but eh, all I know is that it just does happen. Kidnappings and rape have transpired by kids or adults giving out their home addresses. This stuff is in the news often enough and can be found just by google searches. Every single case of internet predation to reality hits the news just about immediately because some people are paranoid and of course people overreact or under-react.

I really ponder if you even read what I wrote in completion or just picked apart what you saw that offended you. It is an issue. So, you are smart and also lucky you found someone and are an example of the success of online dating. You aren't everyone. Yes, some people are stupid online and off. Crap happens. You are one of the smarter ones. Don't think though that just because -you- won't do something, that others won't either. If you had read my previous post to this last one, you'd notice that I had defended online dating and this post also was an extension of that to say that although there are bad people out there, you will find it in real life too so what is the true hangup other than the fact of actually -knowing- the person and validating he or she is for real? In ANY relationship you want to know if someone is playing you or not. Just because you got lucky doesn't mean others should not have commonsense. If everyone had commonsense, or as I like to term it, infrequent sense, well, murders, rapes, kidnappings etc by online people stalking others would be pretty well on a mass decline.

 

i online date.. and i love it ^_^

i don't care what anyone thinks either =P

 

i don't care what other people think either. it's that persons life.

 

For once i agree with you.

 

exactly = D

 

I understand what you are saying. There ARE some people over the internet that are dangerous and history of news reports have proven that. Your right. I'm not going to argue with that.

I suppose your right. In any realationship, you want to know if that person is being for real with you or not. And in online dating, you do sorta need common sense to make sure if this person really loves you, or wants to see naked pics of you and go to your home and rape you. And I suppose you may be right that Koneko and are one of the lucky ones...

And like I always say, I love your rants. =D

 

that reminds me of someone.. my ex -__-

 

Yeah, there are some dorks on the interweb. I'm glad to see that you and Koneko, amongst others I know that have had successful relationships online, are proof that it does work out. Relationships on or off the internet are difficult to maintain and I wouldn't say one is more likely to fail than another if both people are sincere and real. Distance makes a relationship harder but in some ways, it can make it better too because you actually get to know the person more for who they are. You run out of certain typical things people say to one another with a long distance relationship and do get to the core of a person. Thanks for the comment on my rants. *laughs*

 

My god i was just using you as an example jesus dont be so...Angry
Frankly, i dont believe in online dating.

 

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old is nothing compared to the real thing, but it sure is an experience. It works both ways.

 

Yeah. That's true. You got alot of points there. And it's nice talking to you. ^^

Well, maybe you should be more specific next time, in other words, say what you mean and mean what you say. Kay? Just some friendly advice.

 

I am not for or against it. If you find sombody who your really love good for you. But, how do you know that the person is really what they say they are?

 

The same goes for real life dating. How do you know if that person is really in love with you or if they just want your money or something?