Max Member Posts: 523 From: IA Registered: 09-19-2004 |
Has anyone ever dated anyone online? And do you guys think it is foolish? Or is it ok to be in a relationship with someone you've never met? I dunno about it. ------------------ |
bennythebear Member Posts: 1225 From: kentucky,usa Registered: 12-13-2003 |
i've seen mixed results. my cousins met a girl online who now happens to be his wife. but on the other hand, i've seen some very bad results from it. the best thing to do is pray and if God gives you the ok then go for it, but if He doesn't, then don't...no matter how good the girl seems to be. ------------------ www.gfa.org - Gospel for Asia www.persecution.com - Voice of the Martyrs |
CobraA1 Member Posts: 926 From: MN Registered: 02-19-2001 |
No, and I'll never try. Seriously, face-to-face contact is the best way to date. Too many people pretend to be somebody they're not, and even if they're not doing it on purpose, it's not uncommon for somebody's online personality to be different from what they are in person. ------------------ Switch Mayhem now available! Get it here |
ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
oh, it's too easy to pull off a prank on the web. I've done it multiple times. really fun. ahem, anyways. dates should be in person. I mean, when you kiss your date goodbye, do you kiss the webcam or the monitor?
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Skynes Member Posts: 202 From: Belfast, N Ireland Registered: 01-18-2004 |
I met my fiancee online, MSN Profiles to be exact. Yes we did meet in person and get together on a regular basis (every weekend). As for being for or against it... I dunno. Depends on circumstances. AS Benny said, Prayer is the way to go. |
goop2 Member Posts: 1059 From: Registered: 06-30-2004 |
I think its kinda dumb... Arent there any girls where you live? ------------------ This is the stupid useless thingy that is underneath my post... It is also NOT my name... |
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Max Member Posts: 523 From: IA Registered: 09-19-2004 |
Hey hey, it was hypothetical, like the suicide and abortion one. There are plenty of girls in my area, and I'm not in an online relationship. It was supposed to be a thought-provoking question. ------------------ |
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goop2 Member Posts: 1059 From: Registered: 06-30-2004 |
oh.. lol ------------------ This is the stupid useless thingy that is underneath my post... It is also NOT my name... |
Brandon Member Posts: 594 From: Kansas City, Mo, USA Registered: 02-02-2004 |
I know a couple who met online, and they're a nice couple too, married and all. Myself, I haven't actually dated anyone online but I've tried, lol ummm... yeah. I think being in a relationship with someone you haven't met in person before can set both you and her up for a serious heartbreak. Trust me  But hey, don't take my advice, I'm probably done with dating altogether, I'll just wait until I meet her ya know,(in person!) I'm kinda tired of looking. But like many of the others said. "Prayer is key." ------------------ [This message has been edited by brandon (edited December 10, 2004).] |
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goop2 Member Posts: 1059 From: Registered: 06-30-2004 |
It would be kinda if you were dating someone online and they seemed realy nice, then after a long time you meet them in person and theyr a fat creep  ------------------ This is the stupid useless thingy that is underneath my post... It is also NOT my name... |
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Brandon Member Posts: 594 From: Kansas City, Mo, USA Registered: 02-02-2004 |
Yeah that can happen in person too, but I think you're kinda asking for it if you're online though  ------------------ |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
quote: or worse.. a dude. ------------------ |
outcast Member Posts: 40 From: Guatemala City, Guatemala Registered: 12-08-2004 |
Also there being a Christian is Key. So if your interested, or have a friend who is, there is some sort of Christian match up place. I can't remember what it is www.christiancafe.com maybe. As for me, I don't think its wrong or anything but its not my way. I have met the perfect person in person any way. God will bring her to you, so you don't need to look for her, thats my opinion. I'm 18 and have never had a girlfriend, and this girl is promising. Far better than anything I would have found if I had been looking. Jeff ------------------ |
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Brandon Member Posts: 594 From: Kansas City, Mo, USA Registered: 02-02-2004 |
Yeah that's the one! It was Christian Cafe *shivers* Yeah, I think I'll hang around with the singles ministry at church for now. ------------------ |
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outcast Member Posts: 40 From: Guatemala City, Guatemala Registered: 12-08-2004 |
Yah, Church is the best place to meet her!!! Jeff ------------------ |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
or christian homeschool sports leagues. oh.. ahem. I'm tempted to do online dating as a joke. but.. i guess it'd be a little mean... ------------------ |
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goop2 Member Posts: 1059 From: Registered: 06-30-2004 |
That would be fun! I think Ill go searching for a guy, pretending Im a girl, and have him wonder why Im acting like a guy and stuff. BTW, does anyone here know how to delete zango and lycos? I come onto this page and I get online dating pop-ups ------------------ This is the stupid useless thingy that is underneath my post... It is also NOT my name... |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
quote: now that's just sick and weird. really, don't. it's not even funny. wwaaayyy too gay. because people really do that, ya know... *shivvers* to delete spyware, get a anti-spyware program like Ad-Aware www.lavasoftusa.com or spybot-search and destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html you can, however, get rid of Zango by going to your control panel -> add/remove programs and just delete it. ------------------ |
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goop2 Member Posts: 1059 From: Registered: 06-30-2004 |
I have both of those too. AAAAAHHHH!!!! ANOTHER POP UP!!! ------------------ This is the stupid useless thingy that is underneath my post... It is also NOT my name... |
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outcast Member Posts: 40 From: Guatemala City, Guatemala Registered: 12-08-2004 |
One nice thing about macs, no problem with that sort of stuff. Jeff ------------------ |
Wacko4X Member Posts: 92 From: Bellvue, WA, USA Registered: 08-21-2002 |
Funny you say that about macs... I mean what evil-doer really gives a rip about a mac. About 90% of desktop computers our there are non-mac. As for what I think about online dating. Though I dont think it is completly a good thing. There are consequences to every choice you make and with online dating that certainly could include the breaking of your heart, credit card numbers, identity, or something else. Anything mixing online and personal life is very dangerous. Just some ideas ~The Wackonator |
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d000hg Member Posts: 144 From: Durham, UK Registered: 07-27-2004 |
Well there's nothing wrong with chatting online - it's just a modern equivalent of being pen-friends. People would consider it romantic to get to know another through letters... If you go specifically looking for a GF/BF rather than let a friendship develop then that's not too great to me. By the time you got to be friends with someone online you'd want to meet before getting romantically invloved, no? |
Klumsy Administrator Posts: 1061 From: Port Angeles, WA, USA Registered: 10-25-2001 |
very interesting topic.. overall i'd say that online dating produces bad fruit over all, people don't really get to know the real person, but on the other hand, people who are often closed because of hurt and not risking vulnerability can often open up and be MORE real online (because the risk is less, i mean they can just delete or block the contact on MSN or whatever).. b.t.w I MET MY WIFE ONLINE, and was engaged her to her BEFORE meeting her ------------------ |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
quote: should tell my parents that... they don't like how many female friends (and many close) friends I have. lol. well, online dating worked out for you.. lol. engaged before meeting? that's... wow. lotta trust. haha. ------------------ |
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outcast Member Posts: 40 From: Guatemala City, Guatemala Registered: 12-08-2004 |
quote: Must be nice ------------------ |
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ArchAngel Member Posts: 3450 From: SV, CA, USA Registered: 01-29-2002 |
yup... remember those days... I was.. um. 15... took me six months too talk to this one girl. lol. still friends with her. *takes note to call her* to be honest, really, I could lose all my female friends but as long as I'm friends with her, I'm good. so, it's not like it's thaaaaat nice. so... u crushing on this girl?lol. ------------------ |
