I have to disagree again because people tend sometimes to live in this "fantasy world" of what a person would say and in real life, when you met this person, he or she is not the person that I thought they would be. If people are so honest like you say on the net, why has it happened to me, because I met people online who yes, they say they are christians, but they turned out to be either substance abusers, dealing with mental problems and issues and just plain does not want to be intersted in talking to you. And your color of your skin, which is black has something to do with it also because once you tell them you are that, they cut off all contact with you.klewlis said:But you *can* know
And then again, when you date interracially, you are taken advantaged of because these people think that they are out for sex. There was one man who I met on a christian dating site and turns out that this man wanted sexual chat, which I will not do.
Yes, don't get me wrong, I did meet people online which turn out to be my freinds also and those who are for real. And then I met those who and including my ex-boyfreind who did not turn out to be so good.--that's what I'm saying. You would be truly amazed at how easy it is to check up on people and find out if they're telling the truth or not. I'd like to use my friend JC as an example:
We met in a chat room in November 1996. We chatted tons, exchanged emails, and generally got to know each other. I decided it would be fun to see what I could find out about him, and from just his email address I searched the internet and found his home address, phone number, where he went to school, what he was taking, and a bunch of other info... and it only took a few minutes. Everything that I found matched up with what he had told me.
As we spent more time and got to know each other better, we began to talk on the phone about once a month. From this we learned each other's voice expressions and tones, laughs, and the subtleties of voice patterns and emotions. It added a whole dimension to our understanding of each other, so that when we chatted online, we began to be able to match the word patterns on the screen to the voice patterns we knew--and in this way we slowly learned how to read each other's tones through only words. To this day we rarely misinterpret each other, even though all we have is words on a screen. It's funny because often when he types something I can hear in my head exactly how it would sound when he speaks it, because I know him so well--just like if you get a letter from a friend you've known forever and you can hear them speaking.
In 2002 we met face to face for the first time. We spent 4 days together the first time and there were very few surprises... he was exactly the person I expected him to be. We have since spent other time together and it has been very comfortable and good, with no concerns. Our face to face time has enhanced our friendship, but has not changed it because we knew each other so well prior to meeting. It is now 7.5 years since I met him and he is one of my dearest and most faithful friends.
Don't get me wrong, I do have freinds in the real world and yes, everyone is not perfect and, boy, I am trying to be not afraid of this thing, but lately, i am afraid to trust people online and because of what had happened this past year, I don't know is knowing someone online is worth the risk.
And he is just one example... there are others too.
Yes, I believe it is possible, however,So it IS possible!
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