Is love easy to find with the world at our finger tips thanks to computers?

@TriciaW (2441)
United States
January 19, 2010 5:15am CST
I know now we are able to communicate with anyone no matter where they live but does that make love easier to find? I am sure there have been some matches made in heaven over the internet but is that the norm? I haven't found it myself but like others I have tried. I feel at times the computer is a playground for those that just like getting attention from others so they can escape their daily lives. How heart breaking it can be when one thinks it is the real thing only to find out the other one is married with 3 kids. So is it really easier to find love with all the options we have open to us or does it make it more difficult to know what and who is real?
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
20 Jan 10
I "found" my husband on the internet in a chat room in 2003. We since got married in 2008 so love CAN be found on the net, it's just that you steer clear of the idiots who don't really want to chat at all. Once we found each other in the chat room we used Yahoo Messenger to communicate online with phone calls as well and did this for at least a month before we met. People tend to meet a partner they've just met online. This is a bad idea. Take it slowly like we did (there's no rush) and you never know where it may lead, my friend. MyLot is a good example of a community that (mostly) has lovely people in it. You see what I mean?
@jholai (43)
• United Arab Emirates
20 Jan 10
yes, it is so difficult to steer clear of those nonsense people when they kept popping into your screen. but, it takes lots and great swimming strokes in order to get the finest one. ;-)
@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
20 Jan 10
Not necessarily ,love is not that easy to find anywhere including the net well I guess it allows you to meet people that you wouldnt normally meet so I guess in that sense it i easier .However it doesnt mean that because you have found someone that you will fall in love with the person ,only more options
@jholai (43)
• United Arab Emirates
20 Jan 10
internet love is a very risky thing to engage with. tried few times but, it never worked out...the very best thing i've experienced was that i've learned before making myself stupid to believe in love... there were secrets lurking behind even despite how often you communicate online. its better to meet up at the earliest stage before committing yourself deeply. atleast, that's for security reasons. but, it's really romantic and fascinating if things turned out SO WELL...and miraculously.. :-)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
I think it is nearly impossible to find a true love from the internet though I heard a lot of people into it. For me it is just one easy way to get into a relationship but to make it or consider it seriously is another stor. While it is true that the internet was a breakthrough in connecting people's lives and meeting people across the boarders, it is still a question about truth and honesty. What I mean is, you'll know the best parts of a person but you will always be unsure about him/her. It is really so easy to "fake" a personality. Some would find a person attractive then get into a relationship with them only to find out that the love they have is only so virtual and never true.
• India
20 Jan 10
I think it's absoultely luck to get a very good life partner through net. I have been chatting in the net for last 2 yesrs but couldn't get a good mate. I couldnot get a girl of my choice. But i've seen one of my friend met a girl in the net,soon they became good friends. After somedays they fell in love to each other and got married 2 months ago. Although, the girl was not so beutiful but she was my friend's choice. Because beauty lies in the eyes of beholder. So, i think it's hard to find a girl perfect in all respect through internet. So, there should be a compromise while chosing a mate from net. Aboveall, after becoming good friends you have to personally date with your . It is very very crucial, because some people behave very cunningly in the nets than they do in real life. This meeting will definitely develop an excellent rappot between the couple. They can better understand each other in real meetings than chatting over internet.
@tommyj (45)
• United States
20 Jan 10
Everything would seem to be so easy when you have so many choices on the internet. I'm 58 and live in the USA. I met a woman from Brazil and we are getting married soon. She is here in the states now. I think its as real as you make it. Before we became serious I talked to women all over the world. I think its the best way to get to know each other. You need to spend a lot of time together on the webcam talking. We talked several hours a day seven days a week. The difference in talking to someone online is when you are not together you have to learn to talk to each other.You get to know someone very well when the only thing you do is talk to each other. There are a lot of people that think the webcam is used for all the wrong reasons but if used right it is wonderful.
@nancyrowina (3850)
19 Jan 10
I have one friend who found a partner on the Internet, but it ddn't work out between them and now it seems to have put him off even trying to find another partner. Other friends who've used these dating sites that match you on a profile quiz they give you say that they got matched up with a load of people in America, which is no good to them as we are all in England and could never afford to travel to meet them. I'm sceptical about the whole Internet dating thing as the way someone writes can be a lot different to what they are actually like. And they could be hiding annoying character traits or even worse dark scary homicidal character traits! I know that type of thing is actually very rare and we shouldn't be paranoid about people we meet online, but you never know who you are talking to until you meet them.
@wizteen (502)
• India
19 Jan 10
i think many people get things screwed by running to find love. let it come to you. it may be internet or the real world, what matters is the 2 people to get to know each other.and dont hurry, atleast take some time to know the person and atleast meet him/her a few times in the real world. internet is a great place to start things, but its better not to expect everything to happen there,in matter of love i think it is better to know and meet each other in real world. doesnt matter where it started,if it started over internet and you are interested in the person, then meet him in the real world. and meeting in the real world is immportant because you never know who you are dealing with, when you are on internet.