Can Virtual Love Be Real, True Love?

I've been chatting with this guy online line and we've really hit it off. Is it possible to fall in love with someone without meeting them in person?

[Dan And Jennifer]

To this - I say NO. You can get an initial impression of someone by chatting and talking on the phone, but you cannot truly KNOW someone until you spend time with them, breathing the same air that they do, seeing their body language, feeling their arms around you, going through good times and bad times together...

[tatted12]

hey
I met a girl online and we also hit it off... big time, it wasn't through any dating site or anything and we both had longterm partners, but know I would never meet her I really opened up and visa versa... we still talk on a very very regular basis and I would have to say I love her...very much, but its not a physical love, well I decribe it like this...it feel like we dated for a very long time and had to split not because of us but say a relocation and we still very much like eachother...I would say its like a sister type relationship but I am very much attracted to her lol sooo ya not like that
I also agree with dan and jen though, I know that its not true love seeing as i am in love with another girl and I agree with the fact you need to atleast see someone in real life before you can say its true love.....because as much as I love this "internet girl" if I met her in real life and I found out she is racist and smells bad I would still love her the way I do but it would be knocked down to sister hahahaha

go out and touch somebody :P

[Mel]

I dont think that its love its more like a crush. If u meat sometime and spend time with each other, yes it can evolve into love but if you stoped talking to that person then the crush would just go away. i have thought i was in love with a guy on the internet too. i dated a guy for 9 months online when i was 16. we talked on the phone all the time and i thought i was in love, but i got...well how should i say it...bored. Voice isnt enough. u would start to want the person to be close to you. to hug u when ur sad. kiss u when ur happy and that person cant provide that.

Mel <3

[Dan And Jennifer]

Human beings are social animals... we need that warm body, that reassuring touch, that kiss, etc. Otherwise you usually still end up feeling "alone".

Like many wild animals, we require a sort of pack - albeit in today's day and age our pack is smaller than most, i.e. two people (a couple).

[billy g.]

well i'm not going to say you can "fall in love" online, because i agree that human being need to be touched, hugged, etc... however you can still get to know someone very well because the way we get to know most people in the first place is by talking to them...i'm a gamer and i've met many people online while playing and to be honest..i view a couple of them as very close friends because they're people i talk to everyday and even tho i have never met them (tho we plan to eventually) we still do things we would do if we were talking face to face. i get on all the time just to chat and hang out with them. one thing you might try that makes you feel more close to people online would be to get a mic and a voice chat of some sort. that way you can actually talk to them

so basically..."fall in love"?..no, to be truly in love you need to really be with the person, but that doesn't mean that u can't become friends and get to know them well enough to want to be with them.

-Bill

[spaniard]

To love is to completely give of yourself, and receive in kind. I do believe you can fall in love with someone very quickly, but the kind of love you seek involves the sharing of your life. If you two are in love, the next logical thing is to meet and see where it goes. The best thing you can do for yourself at this point is to have a realistic expectations, and not let "love" cloud logical decisions...not at this point at least . Always remember this: you can only control you. What you feel as love, and your online friend may not be the same, so tread carefully.

[Exavion]

Originally Posted by Dan And Jennifer

Human beings are social animals... we need that warm body, that reassuring touch, that kiss, etc. Otherwise you usually still end up feeling "alone".

Like many wild animals, we require a sort of pack - albeit in today's day and age our pack is smaller than most, i.e. two people (a couple).

I wouldn't say we require it, well, not men anyhow. Females are often at times much more social than men. Of course, it definitely is nice to have a companion, but I think getting to a point in your life where you feel completely comfortable with yourself and happy with your life, even without someone else, that is the point where actually meeting someone becomes easy and natural.

Just a theory.

Anyhow, I don't think you can love online. I think you can meet awesome people through the internet, but no, love is more than just pixels.

[Beagle]

What you have fallen in love with is your fantasy of the person. When you only know someone online, you know nothing about that real person, except perhaps their writing skills. You can basically project whatever you want to onto the fantasy person. By definition, virtual isn't real. Only when you get to know the real person can you say there will be chemistry and compatibility. An entirely different set of factors are involved when you interact only online than when you have to see each other coming out of the bathroom at 6:00 AM.

FYI, a word of caution. When you meet someone online, you know only what they want you to know. BE CAREFUL!

[Nicole555]

Hey I've been chatting with guy online for very long time, we both sort of fell in love, but when we meet, you know I've got that strange feeling.. I mean I couldn't stand when he touched me, so we've separated. It was really strange thing because I liked him as a friend, and I wanted us to be friends, but he just said he couldn't be friends with girl who he loves. I haven't met him for 2 years, but this spring I met him and now I think I love him as a guy.. maybe it was just a matter of age I was 15 now, now I'm 17 .. So I think in some cases it really can go very deep, cause it turned out that during these two years both of us rememebered each other and hoped to meet. Good luck