Online Relationships Options

[Xia]

What do you guys think about online relationships? Do you think they can work? Or are the couple destined to break up. Every case is different, nothing is 100%. But let's make a nifty list of all the pros and cons.

(Also, it's because I'm sorta in one. Well, sorta. =P)

[Baptismapyros]

Just don’t have online relationships. Why? Well let me tell you something. Love isn’t a feeling, it isn’t flowers, and it isn’t gifts. Love is a state of mind, where you’re willing to sacrifice for the betterment of another person. You really can’t sacrifice much for someone when he or she lives 50+ miles away. Realize that the vows you make at your wedding are promises to God that you will love and cherish this person until your time here upon this earth comes to an end. This also means, that if you had the choice between saving your child or spouse from death, you would sacrifice your own child to preserve the life of your kindred spirit. That is how deeply important the vows you make at your marriage are and that is true love.
Now answer me this. What evidence do you have that this person, who you have never met in person, will honor you and hold you above all, second only to God in their lives? You cannot gather any such evidence online. Eventually, for your relationship to move forward you will have to meet in person, but until you do your relationship does not grow and remains stagnant. Why be in a relationship that goes nowhere? Why waste your time with someone who you will never marry? Why give up your heart so freely to someone, whose reputation and integrity you cannot know?
I have seen enough heartache from friends who have been in these relationships. They are not healthy especially to the females who participate in them. These relationships provide a false sense of security, and when things end the heart hurts over a relationship that didn’t have a chance to begin with. I am disgusted by the boys who have online girlfriends and I won’t go into detail about it, because I must sleep. Let me clarify though, there’s a difference between a long distance relationship and online dating. A long distance relationship usually starts out normally, but then the couple is separated through some unavoidable reason. The online relationships I’m writing about are the one’s that are online with miles and miles of space in between, with that being all the relationship has ever been. I’ve got more beef with this subject, but I don’t have time to organize my thoughts. Take care everyone. This is just my two cents.