Comments on: Face-to-face versus online connections

By: robert ehijie

robert ehijie — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:36:29 +0000

After reading peoples comment in relationship online , i sudden have a change of view, first i was thinking is madness, dating one you have not see before, but now i realize it has so many advantage like you knowing about the life of people you have not see before, it makes one creative most especially for script writers in other words, there is more in it than fun, having a personal discussion about life, sharing your burdens, makes jokes beside that you can be lucking one day and see your self. i feel like having an online relationship right now…thank you laura lee for making me understand better

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By: Kitty

Kitty — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:31:42 +0000

Thanks so much, Laura, and I’d be happy to participate. It sounds like fun. You can reach me at kjulnw(at)gmail.com.

By: Laura Lee

Laura Lee — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:43:54 +0000

Hey Kitty:

I love your style and your thoughtfulness.

Any chance you would be open to an interview to appear in my forthcoming book 50 Interviews with Bloggers?

High school WAS HELL! I don’t need a repeat on Facebook…

Laura Lee

By: Kitty

Kitty — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:38:56 +0000

I’ve been using the Internet since 1996. I’ve had a blog for the past four years, have participated on message boards and commented on other people’s blogs, been a forum moderator, used Facebook and online chat, and for a while I owned and adminned my own message board.

I’m still not sure what to make of it all. The Internet has so much to offer, in many ways. But during the height of my forum involvement in 2007-08, I felt like I was back in High School … the gossiping, snarkiness, social games-playing and “drama”. (And these were mostly adults, not kids.)

High school was hell when I went through it as a teenager. I thought I’d left that all behind a long time ago, so to have it re-surface in my 50s was quite a surprise.

The best word I can use to describe online relationships (of any kind) is “ephemeral”.

By: phd in yogurtry

phd in yogurtry — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:13:41 +0000

Online connections are especially nice when people are homebound — health reasons, childcare, etc. But you’re so right. Online friendships do not provide the same degree or, in some cases, ANY degree of true support as real life, face-to-face friendships.

By: smilin' brad

smilin' brad — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:19:16 +0000

I came to discover after my divorce that so many of the people I considered friends were only fellow travelers, sharing the path while it was convenient or beneficial to do so.
Due to our own needs we tend to read more into the situation (family, friends & work relationships) than is truly available.
“You can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd but you can be happy if you’ve a mind to”
Live and Learn.
Brad

By: Verite Parlant

Verite Parlant — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:26:07 +0000

My experiences is a mixture of what you say. I’ve met some people online who’ve turned out to be real life connections, but what I see is that if we’ve really made a connection, whether for social or professional reasons, eventually we decide we need to meet in person. It’s almost like the physical connection seals the friendship. And I’m noticing more people online trying to make those connections through meet-ups and tweet-ups.

Thanks for dropping by and commenting on my post. Serial husbands is what a friend of mine calls men who want to marry right after divorce. I decided I did not want to be a serial wife.