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January 19, 2007
The Ups and Downs of Internet Relationships
Are you having some of those relationships that don’t seem to be carrying on from email or instant messaging to something more meaningful, like telephone conversations or actual person-to-person meetings? I am. It’s a deadly habit that I get into every once in a while. I find myself not putting the effort forward to push that relationship to the next big stage. Some of the blame, though, falls to the people I’m in contact with. They, too, seem happy with these digital Internet relationships that lack the more tangible benefits of what contact can bring.
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You can tell a lot about a person from how they communicate over the Net. You can get an idea of education… through how well they spell. You can get a feel for their likes and dislikes, through reading their profiles, and figure out some of their values and interests. You can even get an idea of what kind of sense of humor they have, although I’ve found that sarcasm doesn’t always travel well over instant messaging if you don’t know how to read the voice behind it. Still, there’s nothing to compare to the in-person connection.
I’ve had more than one relationship go sour because things got stale.
Some people get scared when you push to take an Internet relationship
offline. I think it can be due to many things, such as a lack of trust,
lack of personal security or a profile built on nothing but lies. Hey, they
happen, too! The funniest are the ones that do lie and then show up for dates
thinking that somehow everything will be okay… but I digress. Relationships
of any kind are hard, but especially the ones that are only being forged on
the Internet. If you’re reading this and find that some of this rings
true, get off your butt and take the next step. Life’s to short to be
searching for love with only half your heart. You just never know when that
dream relationship will be floating by.
Posted by cup1d666 at January 19, 2007 3:48 PM
Comments
I'm usually the one holding back. It's an insecurity in my appearance thing.
Posted by: Neural Chick at January 24, 2007 12:49 PM
