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Originally posted by Hunter of Jahenna:"an "internet item"?!? Dear lord, are they 12 too? That sounds like when you were 6 and had a boy/girl friend, but only when you were at school. How can anyone posibly be an item if the only way they have ever had contact is through a computer? I like you folks and all , but to date a complete stranger is just inconceivable"
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I must take exception with this comment. Quite a few people have met on the internet and gotten involved with people. Among them myself and one of our moderators and there are countless others. Just because this is not how you would chose to engage in a relationship with anther person is no cause to insult those who do.
It is this kind of prejudiced, narrow-minded thinking that makes it so difficult for those of us who have found someone on-line. Many eventually do meet, and again citing one of our moderators as an example, are going to marry the person they met on-line.
You are operating under the mistaken notion that anyone you have not met face to face is a "complete stranger." My best friend is a guy who lives in Minnesota that I have never met face-to-face. He probably knows more about me than anyone I know in "real life." Years ago people became pen pals and got to know people through letters. This is the same kind of thing; the process is just speeded up thanks to the internet.
You are also assuming that people in on-iine relationships (I am assuming here you assume this) only communicate via e-mail or typing in a chat program or posting on forums. Have you never heard of telephones, voice chat or web cams?
My point here is simple: do not be so derisive and insulting of something just because it is not for you. Also, it would be wise to not post something like that about something you obviously know nothing about.
For the record, if it has not already occurred, Lord Shield and Purre will be meeting "in person" in the next couple of weeks.
[ 02-08-2003, 10:38 PM: Message edited by: Reeka ]