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Originally Posted by oberon
Yeah analog, since when are you not crazy? 
I'm not sure where this whole anti-online stigma came from. It's not really like it's any less "dangerous" than meeting somebody somewhere else. Probably just people afraid of new things. |
See all the news reports about dangerous stalkers lurking everywhere, trying to steal your money, identity, and children. That's where those feelings come from, as well as a distrust of a new technology.
I personally haven't met anyone via the internet yet. I prefer to meet up with people through real life. It helps avoid two obvious complications: 1) Meeting a guy saying he's a girl, and 2) Trying to start a relationship on a long-distance basis.
Number 1 would end anything the instant that I found out. Number 2 would be a very large concern for me as in my experience with long distance relationships(my own and observing others) tend to be that one partner in the relationship tends to have to put a lot more effort into it. So it just tends to add complications to an already complicated process.