On-line Friendships and interaction

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Jan 16, 2010 at 23:59

Okay Russian Doll here's the deal:

The advice given on this site is not about maintaining contact with people you meet while abroad. It's about non-Muslim/Muslim dating and on-line relationships are a big component.

There is an enormous difference between using the internet to stay in touch with someone and thinking that you can have a real romantic relationship on the same level as if it were in person.

Being on-line all the time for social reasons is not healthy and people who act like this are in many cases suffering from a type of mental illness---like depression, aspergers, or OCD. They also tend to be social isolated and might have a social anxeity disorder.

As far as calling each other goes----it's the same difference. There are documented cases of bizarre relationships happening over the phone and via snail mail long before the internet became public.

It sounds to me like you've never been conned on-line before, but should that misfortune ever happen to you, you won't have such a positive attitude.

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