Is there an all of the above choice? Because there really needs to be one.
The stickiness of this question could cause me to elaborate and pontificate for about a year but I will try and be brief.
I suppose none of us headed into this site with the idea of starting a relationship. I'm not sure, I am just guessing based on my original motives. I just peered around here interested in people's responses to the threads and possibly to flirt a bit.
MMMMM, a "net-relationship," I am not exactly sure what defines a relationship online. Is it mulitple cyber-sex sessions? Is it talking to the person outside of Pixies, like on AOL or MSN? Is it other contact, like via the telephone? Is it chatting or emailing every day? Is it thinking about that person when you are off of the computer?
I am not sure what defines it, obviously.
As for is it a good or bad idea? I go back to the all of the above answer. It can be innocent flirting that doesn't affect your RL relationships or in can be considered cheating (if you are involved) especially if you are looking for ways to meet that person IRL. The temptation is always there, it's just whether both parties are willing to take that risk. And if they are, are they risking the disappointment that their online lover may not be that exact same, sexy, special person face-to-face.
OK, I think I may have confused myself even more but oh well, such is the nature with online relations I think.
I call them online landmines .... you either learn how to tread carefully or it blows up.
WOW, that was a LixyChick answer.
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