CityOfAngels

I have a few stories, one of them being my own.

I trade, sell, and buy basketball cards online. One day this guy I've traded with for two years decides to invite me over to compare collections and play some NBA Live. When I got there, it was as if we were best buds for years; when in fact we were, it's just we had never seen each other face to face. We had a great time play NBA Live (He kicked my ass with his created player he made of himself), and I got to see his extensive Corey Maggette autograph collection. He's been busy with college, so we don't hang out on a frequent basis, but we're planning on seeing a Clipper game pretty soon. The guy is a class-act and as I said, it feels like he's one of my best friends.

A female friend of mine decided to meet some guy online once. She was sooo excited about it, saying how he's the sweetest guy in the world, etc etc. She was expecting her love machine to be there, but what she found was the comic book guy from the Simpsons. She said he was still a cool guy, but her shallowness made her judge him by his looks, and they never saw each other again.

Another female friend of mine met another guy online. She had a boyfriend at the time, and was keeping it secret from him. When she met him, he arrived decked out in some Philipino army regalia, and even though he was wearing really big boots, she was still taller than him. He tried to boss her around and stuff, so she ran crying back to her boyfriend.

I guess it just depends on how smart YOU are. If you get a good feeling about the person, chances are you're right. But if you go into it thinking you're gonna get to know someone new, chances are you'll be right; maybe a little TOO right. I had talked to my friend online for two years before I met him. These girls had talked to these guys for maybe a month at the most.

Be careful, but don't isolate yourself. Internet people are people after all.

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The words "love" and "life" go together. It is almost as if they are one. You must love to live, and you must live to love, or you have never lived nor loved at all.