Haha, it's okay. My bf gets on 8ch. I don't particularly like the sites, but that's mostly because of /b and /pol. But it's good that you two found each other through it, at least something good can come of those sites.

I met my beau through Tumblr! We'd been following each others blogs for a couple of years without ever have directly interacting until one day I guess I like..said something nice about his selfie and then we began talking and were instant best friends. We've only been together officially as of last month but it feels really good, even from 800 miles apart. We've met up three times, the fourth visit is in about a week and a half for our birthdays ; v;

Thats awesome! Braixen!! Congrats on having a long disance/online love thats works well! :*

I do, actually. My current boyfriend of about 5 years and I met in a group for shy people (not a hookup group...just one to help people come out of their shell and chat/make friends) on IMVU. He'll be coming up either in October or early January and I have a pretty good feeling already that we're going to hit it off IRL just as well as we have through texting, that group, etc.

Someday...I want to marry that boy. <3

It's been really, ridiculously hard being this patient for our online/ long distance thing to become an IRL thing, but he's so worth it. We had a few moments where one of us said something kinda hurtful or stupid unintentionally but so far no real issues.

i've had a few online relationships, usually in different games, but most of them broke off easily. i knew my ex-boyfriend irl, but then i moved into another city and we had to date via online.. well, that didn't really last either, probably because of the difference in our age. (we had a 4 years age gap) then later on i met my most recent ex-girlfriend online, turned out she lived near me and we began going out irl. it lasted for several months but it was great while it lasted.

imo, i'm fine with online dating. i think if u feel loved by the other person, even if u two could only communicate through text, as cheesy as it sounds, it's enough for me to know that the person is there for me.

My fiance and I met almost 7 years ago on an MMORPG. We hit it off, and a year later, I flew to his state and we've been living together since! Sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't, I think it plays out like any other type of relationship, except on hard mode. Ya know, because distance and everything.

When I was dating, I had only been on one RL date, where someone takes me somewhere. I typically tried to only date online because it was easier for me to be myself.I had to sift through a lot of jerkfaces, to find decent people. I met about 4 people IRL while online dating, and the last one ( Who I am with now) is the best man I've ever known. We've been together for about 6 1/2 years now, and we also have a kiddo who is about to turn 2 in August. I've never been this happy in my life, and to be honest, he saved me from myself.

So for me, Online dating is the best way possible to meet someone. Not only for me, but even my parents. After they got a divorce, they both found someone online, and have been with them since I was a teen ( I'm 30 now). It's not for everyone, and it's VERY hard to be in a online/Long distant relationship, but for some, it's the best way to find that special one.

I met my girlfriend on Neopets four years ago. She lives in America, and I live on the other side of the world- New Zealand, actually. We've been dating over a year, and currently we're living together- I've come to America to see her, and she's coming back with me in a few months. The distance was hard during the year that we were apart, but it was absolutely worth it, and we're both incredibly happy now.

Hey thats awesome!!! I had met someone on neo a year ago as well xD But it didnt end up working, its ironic how a site that is so strict like that ends up putting so many people together anyways :p

I know people who have gotten married from neo! ^^ Its cute!

I've had a both a good and a bad experience with online dating.

Well I was bored and on omegle and saw this cute girl we talked for like 7 hrs i swear.. She lived pretty far away from me, but I didn't care. I fell really hard for her and it was perfect until she sent me a message meant for her other girlfriend. Like an idiot i stayed with her i mean she was my first love I didn't know any better.. but over the course of 3 years we dated on and off and one day she just stopped talking to me.

But...

I met my current girlfriend on Gaia, wasn't really looking for anyone but we had alot in common. And I thought she was cute :) so we talked and eventually started dating, it was long distance but the travel wasn't too bad cause she only lived a state away. After about a year I ended up moving in with her and we've been together ever since. It will be 4 years in January, but im hoping by then ill be her fiance.. shes got the worst poker face in the world lol im always 3 steps ahead of her ;)

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I have a crush on this guy that lives in Ireland and I'm in North Carolina, USA. >__> We like each other, but it's nothing serious or anything.

I was in one once a couple years ago for almost 7 months and it didn't work out because we were states apart and it wasn't really going anywhere. I enjoyed most of it, but it was really rough toward the end when he didn't have the heart to tell me that he didn't want it anymore. We broke up in May and were supposed to meet in July. I won't do it again.

I've found someone much closer now and it feels so much better.

That sounds a lot like what happened to me, its so heart breaking ;-;

Glad you were able to find someone closer though ^^

Its always works out for the best, even if you dont think so!

I met my boyfriend playing on Minecraft. Our 2 year will be August 1st, but we've known each other for a while now. We have yet to meet up IRL, but we're comfortable with our relationship. We hang out by spending almost all of our time when we're at home skyping. I get that distance can be too much for some couples, but it works for us. I kind of don't like telling people because I've gotten all sorts of rude comments... :s

A lot of people look down on relationships formed over the internet. I know a lot of people don't consider it to be a "real relationship", but I think that's really kind of ignorant and unfair. How important sex is differs from individual to individual... something a lot of people don't take into consideration. I'm not asexual and I am not without a libido, so there's not that as an "excuse".

Holy shit... I really hope that "friend" of your's begged you for your forgiveness. That is so disgusting of anyone to pull on another person! And certainly not something for an enemy to be doing let alone a FRIEND. Three years.... jesus.....

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Ouch. My sympathies...

I get horribly annoyed at anyone who says online relationships aren't real or anything like that. I'm in one, we're meeting offline for the first time in a couple of weeks; two of my best friends are in one together after a long time of friendship, another of our friends is also...pretty much the entirety of one group of six I'm in are in online relationships, bar one person who's not interested in relationships anyway. It's just...even just online friendship, that's still an amazing way of learning about other cultures and such. Plus it works for us antisocial people who are terrible at making friends offline, ehehe.

I met my husband online, actually. We met in a chat room 15 years ago, had as much of a relationship you can have when you're 14-16 online, but then eventually broke it off and stopped talking. But after I graduated college, we started talking again and everything clicked. :) We've been together for 4 years now and married for 1 year!

My first online "relationship" (quotes because I was very immature and 13) started with me meeting a boy on Gaia and eventually taking our conversation to yahoo messenger (wow, I feel old). I was in Texas, he was in Michigan, and both of our families had a very serious problem with us talking to people online. Regardless, we spent every evening sharing artwork with each other and chatting about normal, teenage things. It was only a matter of time before we developed crushes on each other and attempted a relationship. Things didn't work out because there was no extra support for us (we knew it would take many years to ever meet) and, frankly we were just to immature to carry it forward. We did, however, stay good friends. We later tried a relationship again and, again, realized we just weren't right. The dedication just wasn't there. We always loved each other as friends and still wish the best for each other! He got married a few years ago and I was absolutely thrilled for him. (: He's a great guy and it seems he married a great girl.

My second long distance relationship was an entirely different kind of beast. I met him on Gaia (oh Gaia, you accidental matchmaking machine) when I was 18 and in a very vulnerable and lonely position in my life. He very quickly became my whole world because I had no one else to turn to and he was there at the end of the day to talk to. We went through a lot together over the years and he will always have a place in my heart (and I in his I am sure), but... When I look back, it was a disaster. There was a lot of crying on my end and a lot of confusion on his. We lasted long distance for 5 years before finally meeting in person. It was a mistake to wait that long and I will never EVER do that to myself or someone else again. All the waiting led up to a very big disappointment for both of us, very unfortunate. It wasn't all in vain, though. We both grew a lot together and I learned so much about life from being in that relationship.

My current love interest, however, is the sweetest man I have ever known. He was my best friend for about 2 years before anything romantic happened between us. I always felt so safe when I talked to him and he knew exactly how to put a smile on my face, no matter how rough the day may have been. He was very much that person that I just noticed one day, that friend who had been there all along and I was just too blind/busy to realize how great he really was. I am so glad that we have decided to pursue something more and I am very optimistic about the future with him. We are meeting in person for the first time this December and I'm very excited! :'D

Woah Gaia seems to be some love making machine xD I do not go on gaia... perhaps its for the best :p

Wow you have really had some deep connections from online love, that is both crazy and a good experience. Sorry your other loves didnt work out, it always hurts... I know this :(

But I am happy you found someone who is making you happy!! And congrats on meeting soon, I know that can be exciting!! Did you meet him on gaia too xD

and I remember the yahoo messenger days :p I am not that old though xD