Can internet relationships work?

Why not. I think work on internet is very user-friendly. I can do everything on internet and in reality at the same time. It'll save your time for you.

Well some times they work well but i am not sure how far they cant hold on to. Most of the relationships i have seen are cause of the infactuation they develop towards the other and this can never help the relationship grow and stay strong. But let me tell you one thing Trust and Faith are two things which can always keep any kind of relationship alive. As long as they exist between the two nothing can hinder their relationship. At the age of 18 they need some guidance and tough mental support what ever be the result of the act that she does. Weather the relationship stays or breaks the girl have to be strong and live upto it. Thats what life is full of challenges and turns all over the course of ones life time. I wish a heartfull success to your friend and hope every thing goes fine.

My neighbours met through internet and got married later on after a few dates.My guess is if the person at the other end is real nice and true it doesn't matter how you meet and where you meet or what your age is the relationship takes two real honest and committed people and nothing else. So it may work if they both really want it to.

Whether a relationship based solely on internet communications can or cannot work is solely dependent on those that are engaged in the relations. If one has enough faith,willpower, and love to share then the relationship should work out. Does this friend have your other friend's phone number? Do they write letters to each other (snail mail)? Is the relationship between these two a serious relationship, in terms that they are only seeing each other?

i met my man online yahoo pool when i was 17yrs old. Am 20 now, still with him. I think internet/distant relationship can work out however it depends on the level of commitment the two wish to give each other.If they can travel to see each other,and if they make communication a priority. From my experiences communication is absolutly nessesary!

i think some internet relationships do work because my sister's friend met his husband through the internet..=) they're now happily married.

Chances are it wont work out but I wouldnt be the one to tell her this. Let the relationship be and just be there for your friend when she needs you.

You cannot tell if an internet relationship is going to work or not until you've met the person face to face and spent some time getting to know them without the computer in the way. Having said that though, I met my bf on the net on a heavy metal music forum, and we've been living together for nearly three happy years now. True love won't let distance get in the way. Your friend needs to be cautious though, and suss him out good and proper. :-)

i think internet relation works . as it depends upon the person ..with whom you want the relation

Personally I am not that optimistic about this relationship. I've get involved in similar situation before. But it didn't end up well. It's just so intangible. All was full of insecurity. One of my friends was in the same situation at that time. Hers was better. But the man came from far away to meet her which made all things better. That's not a happy ending neither. They broke up for some family reason. All in all, I still believe that it would be far more better for two who are near by each other to cultivate their relationship. Good luck to your friend.

well, some times I know people that were dating like that for over two years and then they decided to meet each other and now they are happily married, so yeah I think it may work

I think they can work, but they take more effort than traditional relationships, and are more likely to fail because there's so much you can lie about or omit if you've never met face-to-face, plus the distance makes things difficult. Actually, I think all long-distance relationships are harder to keep going. It's possible, but you have to be very dedicated to making it work.

Dear babyangie! first give you a great blessing! I think it is a little unsure,because it relys on some aspect from the two both.

Actually if we directly say it will work that is ain't the right thing to say about a relationship.It may or may not work that is the tough question actually it depends on the friends what they think and feel for each other and the main thing is the trust that we put into for someone in the relation as the trust is the supreme thing for the relation and if trust is there and the intensions are really genuine then i think it doesn't matter how far you are from your friend so lastly i can say it simply depend on the two persons in the relationship and the mutual understanding between them.

I actually met my husband online but he lived only about 4 miles from me so we didn't have the distance thing to worry about. I think the distance may be a problem whether meeting online on otherwise. Traveling back and forth is just too expensive nowadays.

they can but there hard to keep unless u see the person. i know tht i couldnt do it i need to date in person and over the net. i'm not really into dating my computer.

yes at first it might work but to me if u dnt see each other how is it a relationship is all u do is tlk on the net???

i know a few people who started having relationships online and then after a few years, they were already married. i also know some whose relationships didn't work out because they couldn't stand the thought of only "being in love" in the internet. they wanted to be with somebody whom they could hug and kiss in reality and not virtually. so i guess it really depends on the people involved in the relationship.

I'm not a believer in these types of relationships - or to be honest any long distance ones. I find that the most important part of a relationship (as well as good communication) is proximity. Feeling close to my partner is the most important thing to me, and to him. It's evident when at the end of a long day's work when we're reunited lets say that we are both much happier and content. My reservations may be misguided though I really do feel that cyber intimacy can be far easier faked (or misjudged) than the one-on-one kind. Perhaps if there was a possibility or one or the other being able to move at some point in the future. maybe if they had some kind of goal - target - when they'd be able to be together under more normal circumstances, then I might say it has a chance. I'm sorry for being so cynical and maybe I'm wrong - I'd love to find out. Acts of true love (sorry if I seem to be getting ahead of myself - or your friends - just a generalisation!) are great to hear of - and make me feel as though maybe just maybe the world is not so heartless after all.

I am not sure it can work, distance will be the biggest problem. Through the internet, it is difficult to know the person exactly ,really hard.