Comments on: Relationships vs. Teh Intarwebs

By: Online Relationships: Internet Dating « this time ~ this space

Online Relationships: Internet Dating « this time ~ this space — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 04:43:36 +0000

[...] Adam has given us some advice derived from his own experience in his post. [...]

By: adam

adam — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:51:40 +0000

@sulz – the extremely abridged edition looking back through my archives makes a strange contrast between the journaling i did then, and the blogging i do now.

@brightfeather – ‘chemistry’ is certainly a different issue altogether. i’m really not sure i can formulate a response to your point.
bottom line, yes, the internet is a far better medium than letter writing, or phone calls alone.

By: adam

adam — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 23:51:40 +0000

@sulz – the extremely abridged edition looking back through my archives makes a strange contrast between the journaling i did then, and the blogging i do now.

By: brightfeather

brightfeather — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 21:19:06 +0000

Aside from those types of relationships the amount of business being done online is growing exponentially and it’s not unusual for business partners and co-workers to be in relationship with others they have never laid eyes on.

I maintain relationships with my siblings who live far away through our online communication. Granted our relationships were formed in person first but the internet has provided us with a more satisfying chain of communication than letters by snail mail ever did.

I appreciate most of all the itemization you did above and I intend to refer my readers back to your post.

By: brightfeather

brightfeather — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 20:19:06 +0000

This is a fascinating subject and I have really appreciated how you have shared your experience so openly with us. Relationships are formed on the basis of what our senses tell us about another person. The addition of video and audio to an online relationship addresses our need to see and hear one another. It allows for the examination of body language and facial expressions that can be used to verify and validate the words and thoughts we see in text. But "chemistry" can only be tested face to face and I gather that in many cases the lack of chemistry face to face meetings puts an end to csr relationships that were romantic in nature. I'm so glad this wasn't the case with you and your wife. It's so very hard to find a soul mate by any means that I don't think it's wise to rule an online beginning as being "out of the question".

Aside from those types of relationships the amount of business being done online is growing exponentially and it's not unusual for business partners and co-workers to be in relationship with others they have never laid eyes on.

I maintain relationships with my siblings who live far away through our online communication. Granted our relationships were formed in person first but the internet has provided us with a more satisfying chain of communication than letters by snail mail ever did.

I appreciate most of all the itemization you did above and I intend to refer my readers back to your post.