It only works if both people want to meet eventually. If you're in a cyber relationship and you want to meet, but the other doesn't, eventually you'll come to resent them and think they don't love you as much as you love them. Being in love means being a real part of each other's lives, not just the segment that is their online personality.
I met my girlfriend in a chatroom, she's an amazing person. 6 years ago I met my bestfriend on a website. We hang out all the time. He is like my brother till this day. Anything is possible.
Do what you can. My girl lives in Mass, and I live in NY . I take the greyhound bus, or she will drive a 3 hour ride.
I met my gf online, plenty of fish, she messaged me and we started texting, and at first I was skeptical of online dating, country boys like me usually find more old fashioned means of dating, but I gotta tell ya we've been together now for 6 months now and I couldn't be happier. I'm the happiest I've ever been with anyone. No drama or games. We're living together now. I found my country girl and I wouldn't trade her for the world. So yes it can work but eventually in person meeting is best.
At my age if it were not for the internet i would meet no sane like minded woman. Most 17 year old girls are emotional leeches. But then again most teenagers in general are....
if you do actually plan to meet in the end, and you eventually do -- then yes. it's definitely worth it.
OP: Yes it can work out........... I met my man 9 years ago now through the interwebz. And tell ya we were long distance. He was in Australia I in Canada. He took the chance and came to Canada to meet me. Now lets just say he came and years later still together and I moved from Canada to Aus. add a few rugrats in the mix and ya. Condensed Version of my story lol but for some it can be the best thing ever.
i met my man online. i was skeptical as hell, but we were talking and never ran out of things to say, then spoke on the phone and there was nothing awkward. and it transitioned perfectly to real life. with that said, we were only talking for 2 or 3 weeks before we made the decision to meet. don't regret it at all. would i actively look for a partner online, though? not at all.
If someone posts an honest profile on a dating site, and someone else honestly wants that type of person in their life, internet love is possible. If you are both honest online, it is not really that different from being honest off line. The problem is the internet makes it so easy to be dishonest. Another thing I saw in the few times I actually read ads such as on Craigslist is that people point out all their positive traits and none of the negative traits. So you are not getting an accurate description of a person, and chances are good when you meet them in person you won't be able to tolerate them.
My wife and i met online in a chat site for LBS (left behind spouses) whose spouses were MLC'ers...we got long great in chat laughed out loud a lot and found we had a lot of things in common. We were both brutally honest in the forum because you had to be to get any real help adn do your me work...this led to a great relationship and we met to talk, fell in love after several meets then got together and eventually married and are married 5 years now. i would definetly recommend it because you are falling in love witg the personality first not the physical appearances. Just be sure you are boht honest and talk a lot online chat and on the phone before meeting.....and exchange photos and have phone sex..-