| Feb 4, 2006 @ 3:33 PM |
Do we need the internet to meet others? Are some too dependent?
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rythemrevue
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Personally I have always had no problem meeting people or dating people.....but are some overly reliant on the internet now to fulfill their social life? I say yes some people are...At leasst when you meet people for real and in person wherever..you know what is real and what isn't...any other comments on this?
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| Dec 2, 2006 @ 6:54 PM |
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littlebudda
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I find a lot of people don't really know what they want out of this site. They seem to be open to anything, intimate encounter, marrige, casual dating. To me one does not support the other. Who is willing to meet some one who wants marraige and then is willing to have an intimate encounter, it would only show their true charactor and loyalty to their future partner. It seems that they will settle for anything than what they really want to get out of this.
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| Dec 7, 2006 @ 7:37 PM |
Do we need the internet to meet others? Are some too dependent?
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StubbornAmbition
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I agree some are more dependant on the internet but I do not agree that its all about now showing who you really are. Many people do eventually meet people off the internet and have been successful and many VERY successful. The internet is more practical for some with lifestyles that lead them all over the place and thus also leaving little time to go out and search in person, especially if that peron is out of town. The internet allows a basic glimpse which saves much time and is accessable from anywhere. Its not a place to hold a relationship no, but it can be used as a great tool to get started for those with unique lifestyles.
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| Dec 8, 2006 @ 3:29 AM |
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Gjuan
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i do have my share of social contacts, but i like to see these sites as another outlet to seek more
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| Dec 13, 2006 @ 2:28 AM |
Do we need the internet to meet others? Are some too dependent?
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Niggle
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To throw in a little gratuitous bizspeak, I've long thought (since 2001, when my friends laughed at my membership here on MD) that the online setting provides a clearinghouse for people to make contacts they otherwise could not. This creates a more fluid market that knocks down physical barriers like a gorilla in a bar.
And, just as I've seen in local life, like tends to attract like, so that e.g. socially awkward people (I'm referring to my younger and, still somewhat, current self) will get along best with similarly awkward people.
The accelerated acquaintance period can cause problems, as people get to know each other too fast, leaving gaps in their knowledge and leading to incorrect assumptions that we wouldn't make with someone whose body language (what is it, 60-80% of our communication?) we could see (if not consciously be aware of it).
littlebudda, I used to agree with you, but I'm 28 now, and I can no longer fault two understanding people who are friends in need of occasional or momentary support and affection (up to and including some degree of sex). I've never taken it that far, but giving an appreciative female friend a full-body massage (clothes on, and she's married) lets me make that conceptual leap to the oft-scoffed-at "friends with benefits". Not criticizing -- just tossing my thoughts into the mix.
Shame rythemrevue quit. I appreciate the thread.
Cheers!
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