These little knights...
I personally do not believe in internet relationships.
For those of you have found and met someone special, I say congratulations.
I am happy for you and your other half.
I, however, have always struck out and watched my friend and her internet relationship hurt and destroy her in many ways.
I am also afraid of internet relationships.
For instance, I once met a guy and fell in love with him.
Things were great, until I met his cousin.
My 'boyfriend' told me he was about my age.
His cousin informed he was really about five years younger.
I was lied too.
And for all I knew, my next potential boyfriend could have been someone as old as my father - a fifty year old man.
Yes, someone can always put up a picture, but I've also had guys who claim to have crushes on me and send pictures to prove they are real, and it's only one picture.
Personally, I want multiple pictures before I can believe.
Not to mention the picture I received kind of looked like he typed in 'boy playing basketball' into Google images and sent me something.
Though I did not check on this, I did not press the relationship further.
When I was having internet relationships, I did feel love to the person, but I also felt pain and fear.
I felt pain because I could never be with them.
Yes, I could have traveled, but all of the relationships I have been in have always had a major distance problem.
I live in Washington state of the continental United States, putting me as far North West as one can be (before anyone yells Alaska is farther, note how I said CONTINENTAL!)
All of my internet boyfriends have lived as far as the East Coast, or Mid-West.
Very far places to put it basic, and travel would be too expensive for my family to do (not to mention they would not approve).
With no job of my own, I could not cover the costs myself.
Also, on a sadder note, I kept in touch with one ex internet boyfriend.
We were great as friends, but not a couple.
Later he introduced me to his current girlfriend.
We had a slip up and found out he dated us both at the same time when he and I were a couple.
I was not only devastated by the thought of him seeing someone else while he was seeing me, but the simple fact that I was the other woman.
Now some of you may be asking, how does this relate to the topic?
I think I could have found easier I was the other woman if I had been dating this guy personally.
But instead I didn't know, therefor, I had no clue.
Yes, my boyfriend had his issues, but I had grown to overlook them, and perhaps this was my fault.
He didn't talk to me much, saying he was busy with managing his guild or clan of the website we met on.
But after finding out there was another during our time of 'love' I couldn't help but question him on the fact of how he ignored me.
Were all those times he told me he was busy with the clan true?
Or was he making up excuses to be with his main woman?
I do not know, nor care to know.
As soon as I found out there was another, I dropped him completely.
Now onto my friend.
Her internet relationship as tortured her.
She's an extremely lovable person, so no surprise many geeky guys fall head over heels for her.
However, she is bond to someone.
This someone lives in Europe.
Now, I hate this sleeze bag for other reasons that do not relate to this topic, so I will do my best to leave them out, though I may get mean towards him.
As many geeky men fall for my friend and ask her out, my friend was bitterly turn them down.
Each Geek she had a crush on, but her internet relationships binds her down.
She's tried to break up with him SEVERAL times, but the guy is controlling and basically says "No" when she says "I want to break up with you."
Being her first love, he has a hold on her.
She can't help but do what he says, especially when he gets mad at her for crushing on another guy who she can actually be with.
Because of our major time differences from Washington and Europe, my friend is unable to speak to her boyfriend often.
When they do, things are quiet, or things drag on until the late hours of either party and end badly for them the next day.
It's emotional painful on my friend because she wants to have a psychical relationship with someone, but she is bond to someone she cannot even touch.
What this all boils down to in me is this.
Internet relationships are not the best option.
For those of you have found and met someone special, I say congratulations.
I am happy for you and your other half.
I, however, have always struck out and watched my friend and her internet relationship hurt and destroy her in many ways.
I am also afraid of internet relationships.
For instance, I once met a guy and fell in love with him.
Things were great, until I met his cousin.
My 'boyfriend' told me he was about my age.
His cousin informed he was really about five years younger.
I was lied too.
And for all I knew, my next potential boyfriend could have been someone as old as my father - a fifty year old man.
Yes, someone can always put up a picture, but I've also had guys who claim to have crushes on me and send pictures to prove they are real, and it's only one picture.
Personally, I want multiple pictures before I can believe.
Not to mention the picture I received kind of looked like he typed in 'boy playing basketball' into Google images and sent me something.
Though I did not check on this, I did not press the relationship further.
When I was having internet relationships, I did feel love to the person, but I also felt pain and fear.
I felt pain because I could never be with them.
Yes, I could have traveled, but all of the relationships I have been in have always had a major distance problem.
I live in Washington state of the continental United States, putting me as far North West as one can be (before anyone yells Alaska is farther, note how I said CONTINENTAL!)
All of my internet boyfriends have lived as far as the East Coast, or Mid-West.
Very far places to put it basic, and travel would be too expensive for my family to do (not to mention they would not approve).
With no job of my own, I could not cover the costs myself.
Also, on a sadder note, I kept in touch with one ex internet boyfriend.
We were great as friends, but not a couple.
Later he introduced me to his current girlfriend.
We had a slip up and found out he dated us both at the same time when he and I were a couple.
I was not only devastated by the thought of him seeing someone else while he was seeing me, but the simple fact that I was the other woman.
Now some of you may be asking, how does this relate to the topic?
I think I could have found easier I was the other woman if I had been dating this guy personally.
But instead I didn't know, therefor, I had no clue.
Yes, my boyfriend had his issues, but I had grown to overlook them, and perhaps this was my fault.
He didn't talk to me much, saying he was busy with managing his guild or clan of the website we met on.
But after finding out there was another during our time of 'love' I couldn't help but question him on the fact of how he ignored me.
Were all those times he told me he was busy with the clan true?
Or was he making up excuses to be with his main woman?
I do not know, nor care to know.
As soon as I found out there was another, I dropped him completely.
Now onto my friend.
Her internet relationship as tortured her.
She's an extremely lovable person, so no surprise many geeky guys fall head over heels for her.
However, she is bond to someone.
This someone lives in Europe.
Now, I hate this sleeze bag for other reasons that do not relate to this topic, so I will do my best to leave them out, though I may get mean towards him.
As many geeky men fall for my friend and ask her out, my friend was bitterly turn them down.
Each Geek she had a crush on, but her internet relationships binds her down.
She's tried to break up with him SEVERAL times, but the guy is controlling and basically says "No" when she says "I want to break up with you."
Being her first love, he has a hold on her.
She can't help but do what he says, especially when he gets mad at her for crushing on another guy who she can actually be with.
Because of our major time differences from Washington and Europe, my friend is unable to speak to her boyfriend often.
When they do, things are quiet, or things drag on until the late hours of either party and end badly for them the next day.
It's emotional painful on my friend because she wants to have a psychical relationship with someone, but she is bond to someone she cannot even touch.
What this all boils down to in me is this.
Internet relationships are not the best option.
...will rock your world
