Online Relationships

Ok..gonna open up a can of worms!!
I'm sure each of you..have developed relationships online..If you are anything like me. I'm not talking about relationships, as in romantic.(although i'm sure many of you have had that experience too) I'm talking about..true connections..the kind..that you just know..if you were closer in proximity to that person..you'd have a really good friendship with them. Some people..who aren't really chatters..don't get it. I've made some extremely wonderful connections here..and i'm not about to list them..because I know I will forget someone...and offend them..and that's not my intention here....What i'm wondering is..does anyone have ANY clue..how this is possible...with just words on a screen?

I've tested this theory a few times...i've met people in person..that i've chatted with..and for the most part..I have to say..the connections I share with people online..is the same..offline..*scratching her head*

Someone???..Anyone???...any thoughts on this?...i'd like to hear them....

I have developed some wonderful online relationships with people..some i've met...most i've not...
Like you Deb..Briar..and Jeep Jeep...we've become close here and taken it real life..i value those freindships very much

There are so many more i'd like to meet real time..and one never knows what the future holds...

but i do know..that there have been times when i've been very low..and many of you have been there with a shoulder and some great advice..and in the same token..have shared some of my greatest joys..

So what i'm trying to say..is
if they don't like it..or get it..tough..it works for me!

Deb...You know I have been chatting for yrs...And I have had a romantic relationship...*Looks over at Rhyno*...But as far as chatting and feeling for the people you get to know and love....Most long time chatters....They share their world...Their lives...Their pain and their laughter....I know I met some incredible people online.....Some in person like yourself...Some not....But threw the typing...the words that your reading upon the screen...These are words from the mind and heart of a person....Their body is there behind the screen but their mind...thoughts....heart...and friendship is there with you....I know for one...I have shared somethings with people that I trust on here more then I have with friends that visit my home....I guess....All in all....The computer is another way for each of us to express ourselves....To communicate....And isn't communication something that actually brings us together...One thing that you need in any relationship is communication...And this is just another way for us to do it...By the way....Thank you....For being such a good friend....Don't say that to often....Thought I would take the opportunity to do so.....*HUGS*

I have been here chatting for two years. I have made a few nice friends in here some are more special than some of the others. I have a hard time making friends ......it's hard for me to open up. Sometimes when you make a friend in here they use what they know about you against you. But I have the most wonderfulest friend I could ever have in here. There are so many good things I could say about him. I would just bore many of you [img]smile.gif[/img] . He is my rock, my confidant and my best friend. I must tell you being my friend is a hard thing to do at times. He seems to know just what to say to me everytime. He makes me smile. He knows the real sweet [img]redface.gif[/img] .He has seen me at my best and at my worst. But he has stayed with me through thick and thin. I am so very fortunate for his friendship. Most of you know who he is [img]wink.gif[/img] . Again i'm the lucky one [img]smile.gif[/img]

Yeah we do!! L*
he's gonna make me wear a very bad thing on my chat name really soon i think * [img]confused.gif[/img]

Can i pick on him till then?? L*

*steals a tissue from Bri's padded bra and blow*...Ahh Bri!! That was beaautiful!!.and just what I wanted on this post..a little heart felt convo...and a little..discussion on a topic i'm sure we are all asked about when we tell people we are chatters..*S*

Annnnyhow!!..*whispers*..love ya Bri..*tucks the tissue back in the bra*..Thanks..for your support..*L*

OOPS!!..*slaps her forhead*..SWEET!!!..I forgot to post ya hon...*wonders where her head is this morning*..*L*...*looking around for your best friend*..WHO IS IT?...*giggles*..Oh yeah!!..Don't all of us wish...we could boast God was our best friend..*L*..Your a lucky woman!!..*whispers*..and Sean's ok too in my books..*wink*

One more thing .....you two ladies are the best. You both have time to listen to me. I appreciate that very much. It would be an honor to meet you both. *HUGS* you both and leaves...... [img]smile.gif[/img]

I have been chatting for approximately 7 years now. Wow... thinking back, that is a long time. I have had my share of experiences with chatting. Some have been horrible, some have been great, but through it all, I've learnt a lot. I have gained some very valuable friendships here at the Partyhouse. I have several people that mean the world to me, even though I have never met them in person. The strange thing is, I feel like I have known them for ages, because we share so many thoughts, and experiences and feelings. I hope someday I can meet the people that I really have grown to care so much about. Like Deb, I don't want to put names here, because I wouldn't want to accidently forget anyone. I have been able to come online and talk to someone that has made me feel better when I've been down, and I've also been that shoulder for others when they need someone to talk to. I value that. People who don't chat on the computer can't possibly understand that. I know, however, you all DO understand and I love each and every one of you. Thanks for being there for me when I've come to you. Yes... this is kind of mushy, but hey, its not often we get the opportunity to talk about this subject. Its usually about BK's monster dildo. *EG* hehe... Love ya BK.
*hugs to all who read this*

*runs for tissue*

Well I have been on line as long as Slim here--Pointing at Deb *W, you all know me. Some know me better than other's do. I have made some great friends over the net, and also have run across some ass holes! However for the most part the people I chat with on a regular basis I would not want to change for the world. For they have been there when you're down! laughed, cryed, and shared intimate thought's with! When I need some one to talk to you people are alway's there!
So thank's to all my friends on line "Your the best!"

<font color="#99FF66" size="1">[ April 11, 2002 08:40 PM: Message edited by: -=Wizard=- ]</font>

*Wonders if I am known only for my dildo*....*Giggles*

*Smooooooochies Bri...Deb....lily....briar....sweet and all the sexy girls....*G*

Yeah Wiz!!.known ya for awhile...under a lot of different names.....Course..there was a time...couldn't talk to ya..cause you were invisible..*LOL*

Chatting is communication. Its also about caring, accepting and compassion. I have the same type of friendships online as I have offline. They would do anything for me and I them. It really doesn't matter how one meets a person. I consider all of you my "friends". HUGS

I have made some really great friends on here..
It is nice to be able to have some people all over the world that you can care about.
I am friends with a lot and I am also in the asshole category but hey..there are two sided coins.
Friends are very special people.Some dont have any,cherrish the ones you do have.
If ya can be called my friend...........your luckye hehe.... [img]graemlins/kiss.gif[/img]

and if the grammer nazi is lingerin around....i know i know..i suck........ [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

and lily

GO BRUINS....
that will be.....MonkeY Butt knows all. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

Oh my Oh my Oh my!!!!!!!

Wednesday
Toronto Maple Leafs.....7
New York Rangers........2


*hops in Gods lap and consoles him*
Thursday
Ottawa Senators......4
Boston Bruins........0

You're only 3 points ahead...that's nothin!!
*giggles n hops off*

yeah but we can lose and we are still in it..laughs....
your playin catch up..

if you lose one ..we clinch*S
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I have come to realize many things since I connected to the internet. You get to meet people you never would have met any other way [img]smile.gif[/img] You get to know these people not by their looks or by their touch, but by their heart and soul. If you would have met many of these people on the street, you may not have given them a second look, or maybe you would have looked at them and said, "Hey, look how fat that person is, or "Hey look, there's a gay person," or the biggest one is, "Hey look, there's a person of color." You would have done this and never have known this person on the inside. This is a sad thing because I was one of those people who may have done that. [img]frown.gif[/img] But now I have met many people on the net who have truly touched my heart in many ways.

They have made me a much better person [img]smile.gif[/img] Wouldn't it be something if the whole world could be touched like this, to get to know each other in ways they would never have thought possible. I know if they did, there would be no wars and no homeless and hungry people. This also goes for people we know, don't let pride get in the way of love. We have to stop and think how it would be tomorrow if we lost that person and didn't have the chance to say we are sorry. [img]frown.gif[/img] So, the next time you pass someone, don't judge them by how they look or how they are acting, just turn to that person and give them a smile and soon this will catch on and we all will be smiling because if we don't, then

TOMORROW WILL NEVER COME [img]frown.gif[/img]

Deb *L you know you liked it when I was goin as "The Invisible Man" *S but I think this name fit's me better. Either way we have know each other for a long time, and no matter what name we use it's still the same person typing on the key's! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

It's jus amazing. I gave up trying to understand how my closest friends on here are actually better friends than the ones I had in real life in Minnesota...My friends here seem to actually care about all the aspects in my life...not just the part they are in...Those of you I am close to know who you are...and I love y'all*hugs everyone in here* ....Thanks for being there*S