I have a friend, Sam, who is thinking about traveling 4000 miles, 16 hours on a place, to meet a man that she's been talking to online for about a year. They did NOT meet on a dating site, and they think they love each other, know anyone else who's done anything like this, and, would you?
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How far would you go for the one you love?
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Don't do it.Make her go with her friends and/or family. Never trust people on the internet.
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I thought I'd state this little fact.
1/8 of the marriages last year were by people who met online. I'll have to make sure that was it. It was in a vid called "Shift Happens" on youtube which gives a bunch of odd facts and predictions for the future.
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People on the internet, are the people next door, nothing makes them any different APN, and I know the guy very very well, hell, we've seen his birth certificate and driver's license rotfl
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A friend of mine is in a relationship with a guy in America but they have never met. They plan to meet some day, altho who is going to visit who is unclear. I'm not a big fan of it but I don't really have a problem with it.
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Well, that's the thing, they aren't actually "together" just amazing friends who openly admit they love eachother, and want to see what would happen
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Ya mean what could happen. Cause a lot could happen, there could be lots of love, lots of sex and lots of stabbing, and not necessarily in that order.
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What I am saying is that unless you have met the person before IN PERSON and not just met them and talked to them on the internet, there is still a chance that they are a very dangerous person.
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same with the people you meet IN PERSON might still be very dangerous.
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My buddy is meeting a girl he's been talking to online for quite some time now. She is flying 3000 miles to meet him. They talk over chat and webcam. It's pretty interesting and I'm just waiting to see what will happen. In this case, I don't think it's very dangerous. I know my buddy is a good guy. I don't really know this girl, but she seems legit to me. Though, there is a lot more to a person than what is presented online. We'll see I guess.I guess this is not as rediculous as my aunt and uncle. They were pen pals (over e-mail and physical letters) for a couple of years. My uncle flew to the opposite side of the world (literally) just to meet her. It seems everything turned out alright because they're married with a kid now.EDIT: Would I do it? I don't know. I suppose if I met someone online and I talked to them for a long time then I probably would.
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I can beat that.
My parents wrote letters and sent pictures to each other before they ever met. They were "introduced" to each other via my moms brother-in-law and his relatives who knew my dad who had immigrated to the US. They never met each other and decided to get married. They meet up in Italy and had a civil ceremony in the Republic of San Marino. They were married for 30 years until she passed away from cancer.
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Awh that's so romantic >.<
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I met my guy online. He was local though, and I got to actually meet him in a very safe place. I had people around who knew where I was going, and when I should be back. I almost ignored him when he sent me that first note, glad I didn't.I don't think I would travel outside of my "comfort zone" though to meet someone I met online. I would make the guy come here, and meet somewhere in town, basically the same way I did with my man.