Internet Crushes

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Online dating and internet crushes seem to be very common these days, I've heard many people say they met their partner online.

What's your view on online crushes and relationships?

I personally think they're easier to happen than in real life, but there's always the risk of the other person not actually being who they say they are.

Half of a loaf is better than no bread at all.

If you can sustain ongoing conversations with contacts from purpose-built sites it's not a total time-waster. If the people are local eventually it may come to a "fish or cut bait" scenario. If they are on a different continent there are time-zone issues to consider, and if they are frequently in an area with dodgy web access the waiting for replies can be maddening (ask me how I know )
Additionally in those cases things can turn out to be one-sided if they end up meeting someone locally. As far as people turning out not to be real, a good clue would be if they avoid going on Skype. There should be a noticeable natural progression in forms of contact anyway

For me, in the past, it's mostly started out as friendships, then progressed to romance. The thing is, it's a lot easier to spill your guts online. You don't have to worry about them judging you or harassing you constantly (with some exceptions of course), as you can always log out/delete them/completely renew your identity. This makes it easier to get close to the person from the offset, which in turn, speeds relationships right up.

That's been my experience, anyway.

I haven't been in many relationships but most of them have started online.

I don't like talking to people face to face unless it's someone I feel comfortable around so that makes it hard to meet someone any other way than online really.

I find that when I am talking to people online, I can talk about a lot more than I can in a normal real life conversation because if I don't understand what someone has said or how I am supposed to reply, I can take as much time as I need to think about it - before typing out a response. Because of that, being able to get to know them on my terms and not being forced into an awkward face to face meeting makes it a lot easier for me to get to get an attraction to somebody.

i have experience with building relations online. I recently done one but i broke out of it, because i had a feeling i was going to be "catfished" and it was pretty obvious from the start of communications. I don't plan on doing online dating anymore.

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