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Reply 18 of 63 (Originally posted on: 07-23-06 08:02:23 PM)
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So far I've met two people in person whom I initially came into contact with from using Myspace. The first is someone who randomly friended me and whom I began talking to a lot (at the time, almost every day) after that. I met her about three months after we started talking, when she came to Chicago to pay a visit to Columbia College. We had lunch together, went to a concert, and then walked around the loop for a while. We met up the next night as well and hung out with some of her other friends (whom I'd never met, online or otherwise). She's become a good friend to me, though lately we haven't been talking as much (in fact, hardly at all) because I don't have as much time to sit around on AIM. I'll probably see her more often come fall, as we're going to be attending the same university (albeit in different years and programs).
The second person I've met online sent me a flirtatious PM. After talking to her a few times, first on AIM and then on the phone, I decided she was nice and not a spambot. We met not long after (unlike the first, she lives relatively near to me) and hit it off very well. So well, in fact, that we've been together for over eight months. 
I can't categorically infer from two cases that it's easier to meet people I get along with online, but I have to admit that when you feel a connection with someone else based on a first impression, the more information you have to base that first impression on the stronger it is (which is what you get if someone maintains an extensive profile or blog somewhere), and if you are able to confirm that first impression's accuracy (without expecting it to necessarily be flawless), it'd be hard to deny that a very real and substantial connection has developed in the process.
That said, I agree physical distance can really be quite trying once said relationship exists. There really is no substitute for being with your friends and loved ones, but at least the internet is a useful tool for keeping in touch.
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