Anyone ever find REAL LOVE over the internet? I haven't, but I was just wondering if people really do.
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My sister did and has been happily married now for four years now. I've also have a friend who did too. Anythings possible.
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Yes I have and we have actually just bought a house together and I have never felt more in love and truely happy in my entire life.
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Yes I met my now ex wife, a great love affair, some good female friends and some wacky relationships. In one way or another I love them all. I really do. I think it takes time but you have a better chance then the bar scene or fix ups. The trick is to find someone that has the same values and direction. You have to want the same things.
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I know of two couples who met on the internet and were married.
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Yes, I met mine right here on Answerbag, and I know of several other AB-originated relationships. Then of course, there's all the dating and social networking web sites, I'd say it's a pretty big "yes" all around. The advantage of the Internet is that you "meet" a lot more people in a shorter period of time, that increases the chances that you'll stumble onto someone with whom you really connect. To reproduce that "meet rate" in meatspace would require a phenomenal amount of dating, partygoing, and socializing. Most people would just go broke and be exhausted at the end of the process! :)
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Here on AB, Gtravels and MG found each other. It does happen ;)
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My brother and his wife are a great case... they are married for 6 years and have a baby daughter!
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My husband an I met on AOL. Luckily we lived only 10 minutes from each other. It was love at first sight for both of us. We have been married for 8 years.
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Yes i met my s/o on the internet and we have been together for 2 years and very happy together, it does happen
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I have and she knows it.
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there is no questioning my feelings. Yes :)
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I did, and I wasn't looking either. I was bored and happened upon a game site a little over three years ago, and from that moment met the man I would eventually fly halfway around the world to marry, the man who truly gets and understands me and the man I could never imagine being without. It doesn't matter if it's through the internet, at a poetry reading, a landromat or in a car accident... when it's true love you know it. The internet is just another way to get to know people.
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Well I'm happy for all you guys, it sounds like a fairytale book of magic.But hey it's perfect and I can almost bet that everyone that meet this way would stay together as it's a pick and choose type of thing ,if your picking someone that has all your same intress,what could go wrong.But it would be a long term relationship of dates first say 5 years at lease.I'm married and I won't go down that road again EVER!!!!I'm happy and we love each other,but I couldn't see me doing it again.
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This is my best question yet.....its generated the most points ever, and I didn't even try at this one lol
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Yep... My wife. We met when she was looking for a relative up here (she lived 3 hours away), and she messaged me. I had no idea who it was, but I answered. A couple of weeks of messaging, a few weeks of phone calls and IMs, and she visited. A few months later, she moved in. Now, we're married.
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Met my husband on AOL and we have been happily married over 10 years now. There have been many similar inquiries here on AB, check them out: http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/110861 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/82137 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/572788 http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/595957
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I thought I had, but one thing is how it is from a distance, another is how it is up close. And just as we fell in love from a distance, she broke up with me over the phone, instead of saying it face to face to me, and since then she's been avoiding me completely, even stopped using AB because she felt I stalked her. Don't know what's most repulsive, her paranoia or how big a coward she was in the end.. . To sum up, no, I haven't found real love on the internet, yet! (sorry about the long answer, I'm still a bit bitter)
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Yes, but its not real until it is in person.
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good question fi lolgo on messenger
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Absolutely. There's plenty of evidence to that fact. Marriages, engagements, complete relocations etc. Whether or not there's any longevity to these relationships is another thing. I've learnt that people who experience love in this way often have quite vivid imaginations as well as a powerful connection to spoken/written communication as part of their 'arousal' process. Whereas those who are less focused on this kind of communication are less disposed to internet romance. It certainly takes all sorts!
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If you do, you're falling for an image that may or may not be accurate. Same as in person I guess.
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Of course :3 I met my fiancee off the internet! He lives in England and i live in America, but he'll be relocating soon
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I met my ex-BF on CRAIGSLIST and would have married him in a heart-beat but we broke up ... oh well, I'm searching on the internet again ...
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No lots of lust but no love...
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I met this amazing girl online. Problem is that I am already married. I know this girl and I would love each other if the situation were right.
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A good friend of mine is marrying a woman he met on a dating site. She's very normal and quite sweet. So it does seem to work. (your mileage may vary)
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yes, I have and so have my 2 older daughters who now live with thier partners
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no i dont advise it , i am one of the victums of the internet love . i found love and loved more then anyone could ever i would die with a smile for that person we lived together and that person went back to her sountry saying she was gonna help me come there to but she just vanished .i believe finding some one in person is better u get to spend more time and learn if that person is right for u.some times we also fall in love with old school mates etc but the thing is in person alot could be learned some times we like the people we chat with but they dont turn out the way they r on chat in person or later on. well we all have a respective ways of thinking but my personal experience says no way so now i use the net for official use .no love no bullshit and certainly never cyber. net is for losers .those people who cant get anything in real life turn to the net sorry for all of u who think this is the best way but hey facts speaking this is the last way:) thanks for reading
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my sister married someone she met online and they're doing fine. :)
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my opinion is: internet sucks (and destroys your life). get rid of it as soon as possible.
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hello, i did have a thing people called a cyber romance last year the fellow,and i had a lot in common,but as luck would have it the guy turned out to be a pediphille.i broke off with him because his language was filthy,it raised a red flag in my head,i told my brother and he did some cyber snooping and we got him in trouble.be aware of whom you chat with,you never know!
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It can be a good start;)
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Strong chances....
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Yes, but I;d rather have the close relationship where I can actually be able to touch or hold them, I'd rather not make love to the phone or computer, besides my computer's my kid in a way, so that's pedophilia.
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Yes! I did and have been with my fiancee for 6 years, my mum did and several of my friends have strong relationships with wonderful people. I think it can be a bit risky and it is unconventional but you can find love. It's possible!
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I found your mother on the internet. Jk jk idk maybe depending. It happend in Must love dogs and in the Lakehouse (by mail)
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Absolutely... be very careful. It could happen to YOU.
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I think you could find someone through the internet but whether or not love happens, I think depends on what happens when they meet face to face. I met my husband through a chatroom, thought he was VERY annoying and arrogant until I met him in real life, about 4 months later we were married :)
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yes they do, i know two people hu met online and now they r married wiv kids.
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I have always thought that bars, singles clubs and people seeking people on the internet....were losers. Desparate people looking for each other. The percentage of real love on the internet is very low.
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Real love? ha ha On the Internet? bwaaa haaa
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yes they do :O)
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It's where my late husband and I met over 10 years ago. I had the best ten years of my life with him.
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Some do at Ascotworld.
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I met my now fiancee over the net like 7 or 8 years ago.. =]
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my sister did. just got married in May. I LOVE my new brother-in-law... more than my sister. He is SO cool!
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I know a couple who are happily married that met on the internet. He found her on a networking site and messaged her. He was just honest with her about how beautiful he thought she was and would like to know her. They met up and fell in love. I've never been interested in anything like that. . . But I think they're story is sweet.
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No, only false love i thought was really.
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noo..
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Why not!
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I guess so... some people you feel like you have an instant connection no matter where you meet them.
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Yup. It can definately happen.
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NO!!!! it CANNOT happen!!!!
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Eveyone loves the idea of love...you never know somebody until you're a few years deep and you've sceen them up down and ALL around.
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You can get off to a running start but the chemistry has to be there when you meet in person.
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If they are both being honest about who they are, and taking it seriously, then yes. Definitely.
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Hey, if it happened to me, it can happen to you.
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love is what ever u what to make it of u just have to believe in it
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Yes of course. I know people who have met over the internet and are now married. Web cam talking can help ease into meeting face to face. Be smart about it, have an escape route when meeting them/someone strong. If you dont feel chemistry at first, then it doesn't matter, being friendly and getting to know them are all you should be doing at first.
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Absolutely. You can really get to know someone when you are just talking/emailing each other without the physical getting in the way at first. Of course you don't really know if they are full of shit, but that is a risk you just have to take.
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YES WHY NOT,I AM HAVING A LOVELY TIME WITH SOMEONE SIGNIFICANT ONLINE AND QUITE FRANKLY TO ABLE TO TALK AND LISTEN TO SOMEONE MAKES IT WORTH THE TIME. AND THE REST IS YET TO BEHOLD... AS A WOMAN THE FIRST THING I DID WAS TO ESTABLISH A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF MY VALUES AND EXPECTATIONS ON THE DATING ONLINE PURPOSES. AND IF THE GUY IS A GENUINE PERSON, HE WOULD RESPECT THAT WISHES AND IT DEFINITELY BREAKS THE ICE.. NEXT WE STARTED ON AN OPEN AND LIGHT FRIENDSHIP WITH A PINCH OF HUMOR AND LOTS OF LAUGHTER. THAT REALLY HELP TO BUILD UP THE FRIENDSHIP INTO MORE DEEP AND MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIP.
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I guess so.
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wouldnt do the computer any good!
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I think sometimes people who meet on the internet stand a better chance at falling in love because all they can do is talk (hopefully honestly). There is no sex involved. But if they are not honest and fudge the facts, they are doomed to fail.
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yes they can. i met my boyfriend in a chat room. we have lived together for a year now and we are from different countries. i have another friend who did the same
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You can find love anywhere. The main issue I believe, if it is real love, not internet love. The only way to determine that is to meet somewhere in a public place with a chaperone until you feel confident about he's character. Don’t put yourself in a vulnerable situation where there is no out. Not saying it's true, but you could be one of many girls that he meets this way, just to keep you on your toes. Google his name, see what pops up. Just be cautious and not make big sacrifices and expectations until you get to know he's true purposes.
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Yes they can! I met my boyfriend online. And no, Capital J, I am not a social degenerate. I met Chris while playing Runescape. I wasn't out trolling for men, I wasn't on the dating websites, I was simply doing something I enjoy when I met him..... I was wearing a white frog princess dress (he called it a wedding dress) and killing trolls. He was chopping down trees. We teamed up and played for a while. Through the course of that we realized that there was some kind of chemistry between us. We eventually moved on to emails, chatting on myspace im, voice chat, and the webcam. I did fall in love with him but I wasn't a total fool. I knew there was a chance that it was all a con, but I wasn't going to be a pessimist and just blow him off. We met in person, the chemistry was still there, and now we are about to hit our one year anniversary. I wouldn't change it for the world! Love happens when you least expect it!!!
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