if you have a bf online will you act like you are single?

love is hard - girl is kissing her boyfriend like its the last time
Portugal
August 29, 2012 8:35am CST
hi guys i was just wondering.. imagine that you have a bf or gf online. you agree to meet each other near. so will you respect him like he is a real bf? or you will continue searching for a real guy and while cant find one you be with the online one? im asking this cause i saw people before saying that online is nothing and as soon as they find someone near they dont care for the online one anymore from my experience i dont advise people to have online relations unless you meet that person as soon as possible. bcs sadly many people as soon as find someone real forget the promises they made to the online person. what is your opinion guys? please share
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@thanks1961 (7035)
• India
29 Aug 12
I never think online relationships are bad or not trustworthy. But before going ahead for a serious relationships, it is important to get into the minimum pre-qualifications. See, when we are applying for a passport, the address, photograph, and such many important documents are required while applying for the same. Why? It proves the genuineness of the person who is applying for the passport. Similarly, when we are getting closer with an online person, we need to fulfill the required formalities to make the relation stronger. Also, if it is just a friendship or normal relationship, I don't think we need to trust what is said about through the online, because it is not necessary that online talks have proper head or tail.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
nice comparison
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
i agree when you say that some requirements are needed^^ but sadly if you dont meet that person as soon as possible he might choose someone else over you. someone that lives near. i just mean that some people even having a relation online instead of work to meet the person they say they love they still look for someone else in their country. thats what i mean. i guess that those people shouldnt commit unless they are sure that the online person is their love and they just want to meet him and people near dont matter.
• India
30 Aug 12
Hi Sweet, If this is the case, I think if someone is looking for a get-together or a personal meeting, it can be ok-ed and if found worthy, the relationship can be continued. As long as the person really looking for long lasting relationships, they always will be open and determined. If we meet such a person, we can evaluate from their talk and discussions. If found good, can be continued. However, people who keep this kind of tendency just as a 'habit', I think they will never get rid of such things and will keep trying with various people till his requirements are completed.
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
Hello sweetlove, nice to see you again! Well, I can say online relationships may not get strong enough. cause all relationships needs physical attachments. We can't tell it's true love unless we have seen the real person face to face. Sometimes things we talk about online may not all be real. It really depends on the situation. To answer your question, if i would have a bf online? i would say it's more of a fling and not that serious relationship. unless i knew the person before and have seen him in person. But to tell you frankly, I don't entertain much love in online world. I can't say it's impossible but if i met someone special online, and learn to like or love him, i may be open to it as long as we can meet in person.
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@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
I guess you'll know deep inside what you really feel about the person. sometimes distance don't matter if you truely love them. But physical connections still matter...
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• Portugal
2 Sep 12
yes physical connections matter much^^ cause we need to feel loved. and hugs and kisses and spend time together is what makes a relationship work. i believe that for some time you can wait without it but if you spend a year away from this person without any physical contact maybe the relation will end. unless both feel a really deep love for each other.
• Portugal
30 Aug 12
yes annavi i guess you are right^^ nice to see you again too^^ and thanks for take some time to reply to my discussion^^ i think that as long as we can meet the guy in person it can work ^^ cause if we cant its like a waste of time :) i guess you are right when you say that all relationships need physical attachments^^ but i believe that if your love for the online person is true you will wait for some time^^ and if you see that its not working you will tell the person^^
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
29 Aug 12
hello kat, I know what you mean and online relationship is not easy to deal. It takes a lot of love, understanding and a big big heart to have this kind of relationship. It's hard to explain unless you have it experienced yourself. Not every online relationship story ends well, some are happy and some are not. It takes a pure heart to handle such kind of relationship. Trust and honesty are the main part of it- because we can never tell who is telling the truth behind every monitor.
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• India
3 Sep 12
Hi Jai/Sweet, I think we cannot promote the online relationships unless it express the strong relations. Als, unless and until we (the people entered into a reltionship) are not convinced each other in persons, it should keep always in a neutral manner, as long as we are just dealing without knowing anything. So, online relations are good, but we need to get it convinced by a personal meet. We used to send CVs & resumes for a job. But to get the job in hand and appoint him as an employee, the company will call him, meet him, interview him and will do the necessarily required formalities and after completing everything, and agreeing with mutual understanding, the person will get the job or get appointed. Similarly, here in online relationships also, till the moment both the parties meet in person, we cannot tell it is a healthy relationship. And I know there were many girls got into this trap earlier, but now most of the people are really educated on the the net relationships. We also do a lots of talks, some time so personal, popular, funny, and with somany topics. But we still don't know who we are and how we are, though we all are kown for 3-4 years. And if someone need to expand such relations to an exclusive point of matter, they will directly communicate and both parties will fix a place and date to meet and after meeting, discussing, understanding, if found good for both the parties, the people can go for the online relationships and we can say it is success. Neverthless, if people want a relation just for a fun, what we all are doing in myLot is the best choice for the same. Have a nice day.
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• Portugal
3 Sep 12
you are right ^^ sure if we like someone online the best thing is to meet the person near^^ i liked when you compared it to a job interview. yes if we see things thats true what you say. when we meet the person near we will see if there is chemistry and if things are just flowing like it was online. cause it can happen that when you see the person near you dont feel any attraction. or you dont feel happy talking with that person so i agree with you^^ anyway thanks for your replies^^
• Portugal
30 Aug 12
yes j you are right^^ it takes a lot of trust cause you never know if the guy you like is dating other girls cause you cant see it. i guess the only way to be sure is if he does sweet things for you all the time. that prove that his love for you is true. cause many people have online relations not to feel lonely but as soon as they find a person near them they forget the online one. and this is very sad and hurtful for the online person that was in love.
• India
30 Aug 12
I think maximum of the online relations are fake. every person pretends to be the one who is actually not. So there are maximum chances of get cheated by some online girlfriend or boyfriend.I also had a online girlfriend and she had many more boyfriends online or offline. this is my story i don't know about others. i have a very bad experience of online girlfriend.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
im sorry robin that you had an unhappy story. you just chose the wrong girl cause i have some online friends boys and girls that are faithful to each other^^ i just think that is really hard to find someone honest and that is willing to fight for us^^ im so sorry that she had many bfs. but cheer up^^ someday it will appear an amazing girl in your life that will love you truly^^ everything happens for a reason :)
• Portugal
2 Sep 12
sure she will meet you soon^^ just dont lose hope. open your eyes well cause maybe the right girl for you is near you and you didnt notice her^^ everyone has a special someone somewhere^^ just wait that she will come to you. so sorry again for your bad experience but you know what? everything happens for a reason. and we always learn something with bad experiences^^ so not everything is bad.
• India
31 Aug 12
thanks for the consolation sweetlove. yes I had wasted my time with wrong people but I hope some day I will get my beloved. just want that she should meet me as soon as possible.
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• United States
30 Aug 12
I actually married a person that was a thousand miles away from me. We started talking online for 3 years and now we're together and we've been married for four years and counting.. When I met my husband online, I considered him as my boyfriend as he considered me as his girllfriend. When you met "the one" it doesn't matter whether it's online or not, you will feel it in your heart that the person you are talking to is the one you want to be with for the rest of your life.
• Portugal
30 Aug 12
im so happy that your hubby took it serious^^ and even living away from you he met you and really loved you^^ can i ask you something? how did you know that your bf really loved you?^^ i mean what actions did he do when you were far away that proved his love to you? sorry for asking you this^^ i just am curious cause is so hard to be sure if the guy we like online really loves us. also in what country did he live in? ^^ im so happy for you^^
• Portugal
2 Sep 12
wow aisa he seems to be really sweet^^ you found a good guy ^^ im glad that he did all he could to be in touch with you. thats really special. its so hard to find guys that are as serious as your hubby. so now your husband is living with you in the philipines? he changed country for you?^^ thats very cute to leave his life there to be with you^^ im glad you could have a bf so sweet like that.
• United States
31 Aug 12
My husband lives in the US and I lived in the Philippines. During the time we were away and didn't meet in person yet, I can feel that he loves me because he was calling me on the phone all the time. We always talk online too and the moment he took off from work, he will go online and talk to me even if it's late night in his country and afternoon in mine. He sent me gifts too during special occassions and he always told me that he will marry me when he come to my country.
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@seriaca (27)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
many people on online relationship are not true or real, some them just want to have fun. and some of online relationship sometimes is not working. try to find in real and not online.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
yes i agree that some just want to have fun. sure that real relationships are the best way^^ i just mean what if you meet someone online and really like him? you should stop these feelings to meet someone real? shouldnt you at least give it a try? cause if you feel something special for someone even if is online you should try it right? i mean we only live once^^ what if that online person was our destiny and we throw it away by not caring for it? i just believe that love happens anywhere and we cant plan it.
• Portugal
2 Sep 12
im happy it worked for 5 monthes^^ at least you could spend some time with him near you. bcs if you like someone that is away from you and be afraid to meet or something then you will always wonder what could have happened right?^^ i think the best is to always give a try if we feel in love^^ if the guy we love love us back we should at least try to be happy.
• Philippines
31 Aug 12
its ok to give it a try but just be careful for trying to have relationship wid him/her..and it depends on both of you if you want to work it or not. my xbf ive meet him on online chat we stay good for 5months...so it depends on both of you. sometimes if you feel inlove with someone u cant stop your feelings..
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@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
1 Sep 12
I probably would respect them but I would like to meet them soon to really know if I want to take our relationship that serious.
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• Portugal
2 Sep 12
you are right^^ before taking it serious we should meet the person near^^ i think that only people that dont do that right away are those that live too far from each other. for example if you live in argentina and the guy you like lives in australia. thats too far. maybe then they will have a relation for some time. but if you live near the person the best is to really meet near before take it seriously^^
@Ladybugs (404)
• Philippines
6 Sep 12
Hello there Sweetlove. If ever I would have a bf online, I think I also want to see him in person as soon as we could. I wanted to see or feel if I have the same feelings with him when I'm talking to him using the computer and when we are already together in person. I think I observe a lot of people having relationships online. Others, when they see each other, they are still in love and they do their best to love each other more than before when they didn't meet each other yet. Others, maybe, they couldn't really feel the magic when they already met each other. Like maybe they were expecting something special when they meet but when it already happened, like there was no spark. Those people might still continue searching for other guys or ladies to be their partners. I think it is okay for me to have a bf online and I could consider him as my real boyfriend if I feel that I still like and love him when we already met each other in person. If he would say the magic words, "I love you" in person and I would be able to answer back, I think he would really be my boyfriend also in real life. As long as we still communicate with each other after meeting, it's okay. If we might be far from each other, I would really try my best to love him and hold on. Maybe, someday, we would meet each other again and even be together in the same place if we really want to. I think there are really a lot of relationships in this world that each partners are just using the different social networking sites for chatting and seeing each other using the webcam. Whether they met each other in person before they talked to each other online or they only met each other first online, I think, it doesn't matter. If I really love my bf online, I would still consider him as my real bf as long as we said "I love you" to each other in person and if I know that he is really true to me. Even though we might be very far from each other today, I would still be hoping to be with him, in due time. If, we are really meant for each other, nothing could stop us from loving each other more and more. If we really have a good relationship online an offline, I think I would stick to him no matter how other people might judge us that we couldn't make it. Even if other people might tell us that our relationship won't really work, if we want it to work, we could really make it through. I think having a bf online is okay with me. Our relationship might start online but we could also continue it offline. Happy myLotting. :)
• Portugal
6 Sep 12
i agree with you^^ we shouldnt care for what others say. if we love that guy we should fight to be with him. its ok if we are far. as long as we fight to be together soon. and yes maybe we shouldnt give much of ourselves to an online relation. just after meet then we can give all of us. i say this cause i already had a bad experience. to give much of yourself to love someone that is far and then he finds someone else is very hurtful. so the best is you can fall for someone online but dont give to it much passion unless you meet near. so then if it ends you wont be so hurt.
• Mexico
1 Sep 12
Hi sweet love forever: I would not advice someone to start a relationship online unless both are mature enough and they will try their best to make this relationship an offline one. It could be hard but I think I won't call someone my girlfriend until I seriously feel this way which means I would be loyal to this person. If I won't take things serious better not start a relationship in the first place. ALVARO
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• Portugal
2 Sep 12
yes alvaro i agree with you^^ if a guy isnt really serious about a girl then he shouldnt call her gf. i think that if you meet someone online and you like him the best is to talk much and try to know each other well. if then really like each other then try to meet near. but without boyfriend and gf label. cause if you get too attached to that guy and then lose it it will be a hard thing.
@tedifa (1232)
• Indonesia
1 Sep 12
I found my wife from internet,that's my obsession,cause before that i've just looking for my favorite band news.Now after have children my goal is working online with internet.When first i meet my wife,i said her that i want to looking serious girl who wanna my wife.She's laughing but after that she send me her original picture and we meet in book store.My opinion is you have to find out what kind of people your bf or gf online.Better meet each other.
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• Portugal
2 Sep 12
im happy you could find a good girl^^ yes thats funny that you said to her you want to meet your wife^^ cause usually guys like to take things slow but you wanted to marry the girl soon^^ i guess she liked you cause she saw how serious you were about her^^ im happy you met her and that things went well. about finding a job online i wish you the best :) maybe you can create a blog or a site. those are the online jobs that usually give you more money^^
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Aug 12
I'm the kind of person who take my relationship seriously be it online or offline. Though I have never experienced that, I do believe that such relationship could succeed and if i were in that situation, I would never act single. I believe love knows no boundaries and if i fell in love with my bf online, then i should respect that love and not search for another one. I could only love and date one man at a time. So even if he's far away and not with me, I would stay away from other guys.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
yes toni you are completely right^^ you would stay away from other guys cause you liked that online one and wished to be with him someday right?^^ im happy you think that way. i wish everyone was as serious as you. sadly many people as soon as find someone online forget the person online that was waiting for them. i think this is a really bad thing to be done. i mean if you see that you are not in love with the online person anymore or you want a person near you, you should say it to your lover so he wont be waiting for you and someday see you have a new person and didnt even tell him about it.
• Portugal
30 Aug 12
*as soon as find someone near forget the person online sorry i mistyped^^
@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
3 Sep 12
I think if we have a lover online, we should think of it as serious relationship. We should treat him or her just like the lover you make in real physical environment. In fact, some of the people I knew in online games actually met each other and get married in the end. The most important factor is perhaps your motive when you engage people online. Are you looking for someone to temporarily take away your loneliness? Or you are really looking for a serious relationship.
• Portugal
3 Sep 12
i like the way you think ming^^ it depends if someone really wants a true love or something just not to feel lonely. im glad that your online games friends got married ^^ thats fun^^ i think that love can happen anywhere and sure if we have an online relation it should be treated as a real one. its just sad that for some people as soon as someone near them appears they forget and delete the online person of their lives.
@SaifuMak (61)
• India
1 Sep 12
First of all I appreciate your question. You got a nice question. In my opinion, Online love works only if you take time to meet each other at least once. Otherwise don't make promises and let them break. If you love seriously, you cannot act like Single.. :)
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• Portugal
2 Sep 12
you are right^^ if we really love someone we wont act single^^ even if is online. sadly many people do that. i believe that if you say you love someone and then act like nothing happened is a stupidity cause that person can get hurt. we shouldnt be selfish and watch what we say. if we regret later we better not say. to tell the words i love you i think we must be sure of what we are saying^^
• India
3 Sep 12
Hi friend, if i have a gf in online i don't search for another girl, it is a great sin to do betraying activities to the person whoever trust us. I agree it is really hard to have a good relationship through online, but if you are committed with a person through online, don't try to search another person and be loyal to the person whoever committed with you
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• Portugal
3 Sep 12
i completely agree with you^^ if we commit to something we should do it. but many people just promise and promise and in the end forget what they said. if you dont want to be with that person just say right away. after promising and making the person fall in love with you its really hard to just then ignore it. some people act selfish and ignore the person that loved them so much. they just dont know the sacrifices they needed to do to contact them.
@Christoph56 (1504)
• Canada
29 Aug 12
I had online relationships, and I personally took them as very real. One girl, lived thousands of kilometers away from me, but I had fallen in love with her very quickly just from knowing her online. I knew her for 7 months, before I flew out to see her, and it really was one of the greatest experiences of my life. While I was with her, I didn't have anyone else, we kept together. Of course, over times, problems happen, people drift away, and the two of us ended the relationship after a couple of years. It was a sad time, and we kept away from eachother entirely, for around a year or so. After that, she had moved up, far closer to me, only about 200km south, although still in another country (problems with immigration hold us both back from living in the same country.) Nowadays, the two of us are best friends. We get together a few times per year, and we talk online regularly. It can work... but it's an odd one. In the end, I think that all relationships have similarities, along with their vast differences. It all depends on how much you two love eachother, and how well the situation works, to know if you will really stay together.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
christoph im really happy that you as a guy took the relationship serious^^ dont take me wrong but i saw many guys online that just take relations as fun. thats why is hard to trust a guy online. anyway im so happy to know that you did what you could to meet her^^ maybe you will end up together someday^^ you are right when you say that it depends of the love that is felt by the two people^^ i believe that if there is a true love they will do everything to meet near and be happy^^ thanks so much for share your story with me
@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
30 Aug 12
Well I see it this way. I have friends online. Not a girl friend. If I were single I would not mind meeting someone. But I always use caution. With meeting people from online you never know what could happen. But I do feel good about most of my friends I have here in MyLot as was a another site I use. I don't think its a good idea to have a boy friend or girl friend in real life and have one online as well. Thats bad news. And its not fair to your partner.
• Portugal
30 Aug 12
yes inertia i agree with you^^ its bad to have an online and real relation at the same time. is bad for both of them. i just think that sadly many people do that. like people that have a lover and all the time flirt with people online. if i had a bf i wouldnt want him to be flirting with girls online. im happy you respect your gf and dont have any relation online^^ its like you say we should respect our lover all the time.
@Timeout (419)
29 Aug 12
Well an online relationship is pointless IMO, you can date once to meet each other but nothing serious, unless you plan to move where your bf lives or he plans to move near you. If there's not such plans, then the relationship is kinda pointless. Couples have to be together.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
i agree with you^^ we should be in an online relationship only if the guy plans to meet with us^^ of course if he doesnt work to meet you near then is a waste of time. cause the more far you are the more with time the relation will start to end. i believe that love can happen in many ways and if you fall for someone online then you should do all you can to meet this person near^^ if you are not willing to do that then i guess is pointless.
@kaci2012 (19)
30 Aug 12
I think the network is just a platform of meeting new people.I don't think a real guy will be more reliable than the online one,it depends on having a good eye.I have a bf online too,and we enter into the reality.We fell in love after met each other for several times.I think,in principle,one people should only have one love,no matter online or real.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
im happy you met your bf near^^ yes people should have only one love doesnt matter if is online or not. but i still think that some people have an online relation not to feel lonely and when they find someone near interested in them they forget about the online person. its sad that some people are like that. anyway i wish that your relation with your bf can work out^^ im happy you met him as soon as possible^^ only that way online relations can work^^
• United States
29 Aug 12
Well, I don't do the whole online dating thing, but i have friends that do, & I don't think you should look for a relationship with someone online. Especially if you already have a boyfriend or girlfriend because, regardless of if you actually "date" the online person, you're still kind of cheating (in my opinion).
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• Canada
29 Aug 12
i will also advise not to be taking online boy or girl friend serious because many people used to have serious relationship or even married, yet trying to have a relationship on the the net.And some people even do that to scam people, so we have to take our time about online relationship.
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• Portugal
30 Aug 12
yes thats true^^ many people are married and lie about their status. i guess the best in those cases is try to talk with the person with the cam open. if you see like his parents are near him or his brothers then probably he said the truth about not being married. and about scams i guess you are right too. maybe some people use those relations just to find a way to earn big money. anyway you are right the best is not to be in one^^