I’ve had my experiences with cyber-relationships. I can honestly say they just dont match up to real-life relationships. There is something about seeing a person in real life on a regular basis that makes you respect a person more.
Discuss.
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how many marks is the question worth, miss?
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Its too easy to be someone you are not on the internet. That is the biggest defect to me in online relationships. They are so FAKE.
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Being JUST friends online is ok. What you see if what you get. Being more than friends online is NOT ok.
That’s your Maddy Bhai’s golden rule :k:
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I totally agree. I didn't really know my fiance as much before meeting him in person. Now I respect him more than before and we connect better.
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Obviously real life relationships are better because they are real....online relationships are good for fun...to pass time. However, they shud never be taken seriously. I mean we shud not get involved with someone whom we havent seen in person
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haha.. supposedly in pakistan finding your spouse on msn is becoming popular!!! ahhahaha
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well if your only alternative is the corner sweaty panwala and the scrawny dulha your parents have lined up for you...
i dont blame them.
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PCG... I dont Know U.. But I am Still in Luv with ya :D
So.... it works :p
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dunno. i have a friend who was never really as close a friend until he became just an msn friend. another friend successfully translated his real life friendship to an msn friendship. im considerably more open and "real" online than in real life, simply because its easier to think of virtual existence as an extension of your mind, so you dont put up as many barriers.
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hey when did u get engaged??? Did I miss something here…
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its all about how your heart feels for someone
if u feel a connection with someone (not just talking abt "romantic relationships" here) then u FEEL that connextion with that PERSON and online/real life dont matter
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You are welcome PCG
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on a REGULAR basis…
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.. lol. I call my boyfriend my fiance.. 
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So true..
Take me for an example, I have been in an online relationship for over five years now. It keeps getting stronger day by day and I love it. We have met in person just once for like an hour and a half. 
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i met this girl at a party once, and gave her my msn sn.
shes in 8th grade and so freakin annoyin.
but i agree w/ the openess thing. with some people its easier to talk to them online than in person.
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Thats cute. One of my cousins met his wife online and they were together for five years before they got married. Mashallah they are really cute together.
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so anyone wanna exchange msn id's and become my cyber friend :p
Ehem joke aside...another thing with cyberfriendships are that they can cross physcial boundaries. Meaning that u cannot meet a person who lives 10000 km away from u on a regular basis in real life. But u can meet the person on a regular basis on the internet.
How many of u have cyberfriends living in other countries then urself?
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Most of you have pointed out the benefits to cyberfriends, but there are many negatives too.... you dont get to see the reall person, just what they let you see.