Dating… online? Emmm?

Many people who tried online dating were exposed to the fact that the person they knew online is not the same person they met in real life.

My 5 groosh…

I think online hook-ups/relationships are no different than any other kind, dating a person you met online is just like dating a person from work. It is not any different, all relationships involve some sort of risk.

I’ve had online relationships, some failed and some didn’t, however that doesn’t mean Internet dating doesn’t work, what worries me is the anonymity which allows you to create any personality you want to be, some make it totally unlike themselves in real life and they could fool everybody if they want to.

It is all happening just because the Internet is the latest and most convenient tool of communication. People sometimes (example: my mother, your mother, his mother… mothers in general) think it’s a joke to find potential partners on the Internet.

Yet there are many married couples who have met their love through it (my cousin did…)

I guess arranged marriages do not work well anymore? I do not believe in them…

_{Update: I called the featured members off because everyone is having guest posts on their blogs. and I do not copy.}

// June 25th, 2008 // Tagged & Archived in BLA-BLA-BLA

9 Responses to “Dating… online? Emmm?”

Rebellious Arab Girl | June 25th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and Windows XP Says:

i met some guys off the net. it wasn’t fun.. to me the personality wasn’t that big of deal.. they were the same.. but telling me you are tall and you are barely my height was pushing it.. and i am not short..
Verbal Alchemy | June 25th, 2008
Using Internet Explorer 6.0 and Windows 2000 Says:

i know ppl who got married off the internet, and it all comes down to not prolonging the meeting part, coz the more u depend on chatting the worse and more awkward it is to interact in real, plus they have to be in the same country, mish online AND distant relationship! that wud never work..

bas bil nihayeh, i dont quite believe in it, a7la to meet in real life, eye contact, w mixed msgs, w anxiety w hal osas :mushy smily:
Samia-chan | June 25th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and Mac OS X Says:

Well! i met ppl online, i have lots of wonderful friends i met online as well :), but love online is tough :S,esp if ur living in both different countries!
Maher | June 25th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and Windows XP Says:

thats true..
i know a couple who met through the internet and now they are happily married! with two amazing kids :S
Ali MetalHead | June 25th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 3.0 and Windows XP Says:

I met a lot of people online , Some are now my best friends , But love , I tried but failed , It doesn’t work , At lest for me!
Quing | June 26th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 and Windows XP Says:

i think dating online is the safest way for people like me, though it might turn out to be a disappointment but in the end sometimes it work out to be for the best though it might take sometime to actually find someone that’s worth it
queenie | June 26th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 and Windows XP Says:

Online dating can definitely work, it’s just about your approach and acting with discretion. A couple of my cousins and some friends have actually met their spouses online. I’ve done some online dating, but it didn’t work too well for me, I think that it’s much, much more time consuming than real-life interactions. It’s a hit-or-miss kinda thing.
Faisal | June 28th, 2008
Using Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14 and Windows XP Says:

Man I really agree with you…arranged marriages suck! if you don’t know your partner how can you just get married to him/her! damn! its scary…lol..
online dating really works as well..but originality is hard to find..fakes are more..
dragonsvamp | July 2nd, 2008
Using Safari 525.18 and Mac OS X Says:

hear hear! my sister is with a guy she met online through some site for that stuff.

i met my guy through blogging. thank god for the net these days or we’d not have as many choices