Don't Dismiss Online Relationships As Fantasy 357
Columnist Regina Lynn has a look at how online relationships seem to be blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. "The common thread among these stories is that people get deeply involved in online relationships and make decisions about their real lives. Calling any of these online relationships 'fantasy' dismisses the impact they have on the people involved and on those closest to them... I have yet to encounter anything that challenges my core belief: Relationships are real wherever they form."
All relationships are a fantasy (Score:5, Funny)
Who says online relationships are not real? (Score:2, Funny)
reminds me of the time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Who says online relationships are not real? (Score:1, Funny)
True, I prefer the whole mouth.
Re:Real? (Score:4, Funny)
Real? - of course (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Happily Everquest After (Score:3, Funny)
What.. me? Bitter? Oh no. Not at all.
It's posts like this (Score:3, Funny)
It's okay, nothing wierd going on.. (Score:4, Funny)
EVERYTHING OKAY. Proceed with life
Re:Real? (Score:5, Funny)
The last online GF I tried to meet offline turned out to be a cop in drag.
Re:Friendship can be real. (Score:3, Funny)
I had a similar problem (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Real? - of course (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Real? - of course (Score:3, Funny)
Re:uh, what is everquest? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Let me sum it up what it did mean (Score:2, Funny)
You're lucky! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:reminds me of the time (Score:3, Funny)
I disagree completely! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Who says online relationships are not real? (Score:2, Funny)
Note to mods: (Score:5, Funny)
Re:All relationships are a fantasy (Score:5, Funny)
As you can see, the Internets (yes! all of them) are not for losers only any longer. Friendship is possible!
Re:Real? - of course (Score:1, Funny)
ELIZA (Score:3, Funny)
Re:living in the real world (Score:2, Funny)
What's more troubling is if you ask a gentleman to describe himself, and he says: "Well, I have big tits!"
Re:All relationships are a fantasy (Score:3, Funny)
What about the perceived intimacy, that is completely voided when meeting in person and the hot 20 year old girl turns out to be a fat, ugly 40 year old man??
The internet - where men are men, women are men, and children are undercover FBI agents.