One question I have since there is a large sign in top of page that says connecting singles, is that even if one has not actually met the person yet do most people think they are connecting with singles when they in this place?
I would probably say not right away-- I would probably say date whoever, but you can still chat online with "friends" until you might not have time to anymore....
I can feel the reality of this place just as real as I can feel the reality of a phone call with a person. I can feel that I can have my feelings hurt here just as much as I could as if the virtual person which is real were here as they were in person before me at a physical location in what is termed as real life. It would be convenient to think that the same conditions do not apply but do they really?
you have a point... but you can only get hurt either way if you let yourself get hurt... keep your options open until you know for sure the person you met is the right one...& I'd like to think that we are "connecting singles" on here whether it is for romance, friendship, or fun
Another thing that concerns me is the difference of meeting a real person in a physical location and meeting someone here. We can may be able to feel the transmitted feeling generated to us here but without a facial expression that changes in a bodylike motion are we being being deprived part of the reality of it as if it was in person. For example, If this were a meeting away from the computer I could see your body expressions as I talk to you. I was told in Speech class that you can not not communicate. Even if you say one thing but your body says another then there is a contradiction from your body. It is how we can tell if we think a person is lying or not.
i agree angle i feel like i have made friends already thankx to everyone that has made me feel welcome and hope to get to know all of u better even if just through the forums and emails
I also agree with you, Angel because for whatever reason we have tried this different type of technique to meet we still want to be sure and not remake past mistakes which would not be good for either of us.
I actually from meeting some people who are no longer here that I actually lost someone. How many times have you heard "atleast you could of said bye"?
Based on that information and as a lot of people know that friendship is the best way to get the right person for you do you find it find it reasonable that some friends on here are considered potential mates?
I know this is unusual to keep replying to self but another question arises. If a person finds themselves in the unusual position of more than one proposition at a time wouldn't it seem reasonable that another person he was talking to might be hurt by this transaction? In other words, this is a community of sorts and at times a community of friends and this is what I was talking about in making reference to what is more important the community or one's choice in making a mate choice. I think I need some input, later since I am too tired and sleepy to think right now. Good night all, this is Roy over and out of his mind, lol. :)
well, one can be deceiving on here like anywhere else & one can talk to more than one person on here.. but that could happen in "real life" too... I think if you are on this sight you are either looking to make friends, test the dating waters, or find a long term relationship.. either way you will meet more than one person(here or elsewhere), until you know that you have met that one person.. anyone you meet on here has to have the realization that you will be talking to other people at the same time.. you gotta do what will make you happy first & not worry so much of what someone else will think, cuz if they are on this sight they probably are meeting more than one person, same as you... if you know that you have found someone special, then it might be time to leave this nest! of course a "mate choice" is what is important in the long run....
This has been asked before on the threads and I think the universal opinion for many of us is that we value the freindships we have made here, and they go above and beyond finding "the One". Most of us would still be on here to chat with our friends because we consider this like "family"
And if we do find someone special, all the more to chat with our freinds about, lol!
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