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Have you ever been in relationship with someone online ?

edistoflyer · 46-50, M
w8forme, excellent question!

Think in terms of the pre-digital, old-fashioned days of pen pals and mail-order brides. Are these excellent replacements for live, in-person interactions? Hardly, as your innate abilities to subconsciously pick up on cues, assess character and notice huge and subtle things are nigh eliminated.
==> Grandma at the farm would tell her daughter's teen daughter "in love"
with her pen pal to stop that nonsense and go into town and meet up
with friends, "How about that Charlie? He seems like a nice boy..."

Think of a really good fake -- whether a margarine that comes very close to butter in some applications but not all (it spreads readily on toast but ruins seafood and can't be used to make muffins or cake) or the means of making exceptionally good counterfeit money (can be passed off for the real thing at some places but not at others).
==> Great-grandma at the farm would scoff at the mere idea of buying
store-bought white butter substitute that you had to mix in the yellow
food coloring yourself -- wasteful given you can easily make butter at
home. And she'd be hurt when she learns that you traded your genuine,
hard-earned money not realizing you were being given fake dollar bills.

Think in terms of a ship crew member who shares cabin with several others and whose spouse is at home on the other side of the globe. Though still married, their circumstances keep each unable to tend to the spiritual, emotional and physical needs of the other while doing nothing to allay their distinct loneliness or their temptations to seek out local fulfillment.
==> Great-Grandma, Grandma, Ma and Pa would all tell you not to marry that
scallywag sailor because you'll be home and all alone until the baby
comes while he's cavorting around with his rum buddies off-ship with
half-naked island girls in the Caribbean.

So what are your thoughts? Do you believe an online "relationship" is digital margarine?
edistoflyer · 46-50, M
Another thought:

Initiating/pursuing an online "relationship" has never been something done out of selflessness.
HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
Only in friendly relationships, but tbh I've never been in a romantic relationship in general.
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HannibalAteMeOut · 22-25, F
@SW-User no reason really, it's just chance I guess
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w8forme · 26-30, F
@MalteseFalconPunch best of luck
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Success · 26-30, F
I'd never consider it. There's a lineup to date me at home.
Yes, it’s not something I would recommend.
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@DayDreaming2 same hahaha 🤭
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
No. I wound up marrying someone I met online but we were never in a relationship online.
w8forme · 26-30, F
@CountScrofula that's cool
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
@w8forme Yeah! Together 15 years.
DabbedOnTheHater · 26-30, M
I've been in a couple relationships online. One was pretty fake. The second ended up being someone who was three hours away from me, but it ended with her abandoning me for no reason.

There's only one person I've seen make an online relationship work. Everyone, and myself, I've seen just have problems after problems.
IWasCallingYaLarry · 26-30, M
Actually yes. For 3 years. She all of a sudden decided to ghost me after my birthday a few months ago and blocked me online and then eventually unblocked me online but still wouldn't talk to me. Idk why she hates me now.
raysam363 · 31-35, F
Yeah, eventually turned into a real thing. Then after years of abuse and manipulation, I don't see myself in a relationship online or in person again.
Keepitsimple · 51-55, F
I thought so but he cyber screws all of SW. Those pacific north west people can be dodgy.
StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
I have started developing feelings for people I’ve met online.
I got close to one. I did, however, date people I met online irl
Coolkid77 · 31-35, M
Nope. I've never been in a relationship before.
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Yeah. 😒 😆😆
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@MartinTheFirst hahaha 🤭 first time that I see those terms together 😁😆😁😆 like I don't think they are very related
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@SW-User I think they are. Especially for you
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@MartinTheFirst hahaha Okey. Any news from aido?
CalmUnderThePalm · 31-35, M
No. That was 5 years ago.
w8forme · 26-30, F
@CalmUnderThePalm so you have been haha
CalmUnderThePalm · 31-35, M
@w8forme Yes. I screwed up unfortunately.
ncgremlin · 61-69, M
I have for a while
SW-User
Yes, and it was great.
SwampFlower · 31-35, F
Nope. Never been my thing.
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w8forme · 26-30, F
@SW-User I have been
Geena520x · 26-30, M
yeah for 8 years
SubstantialKick · 36-40, M
Yeah, for 5 minutes 🤣🤣🤣.
Mahaq · F
Many a times
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I've had doms
SW-User
Yes a few times.
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Axelerator · 31-35, M
Yes I have.
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KA9ha · 31-35, M
tried unsuccessfully...
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
not really, but I've been very close.
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