CNN's "Why it's really possible to fall in love online"

[kittyo9]

Have a look at this article here-- it does a great breakdown of why relationships that start online can and do work.

[bethyylovee]

I absolutely LOVE this article! Thanks for sharing! It just verifies what I've tried to explain to my friends to no avail for so long. I was in love with Stephen 3 years before we met, and then when we did finally meet it was like sparks and fireworks all over the place. I can't even explain the feeling of hugging him for the first time.

[dragonlady]

awesome!!

[Black_Halloween]

Love it!

[Jazi]

It was a nice read! I got my SO to read it too, it's nice to see the media rooting for us LDR/internet relationships..

Although Catfish is REALLY not helping lol.

[lucybelle]

I made it through about half the article, way too long!! But it was nice

[Brieasaurus]

Four for you CNN! What a good read.

[chizatlauren]

I sent this to my mom so she can understand more about my situation. Crossing my fingers! Thanks for sharing!

[Mims27]

Awesome article! Thanks for sharing. I sent it to my SO and she loved it too.

[Caity]

Really good article It's nice to see some support

[mangoluverin]

awesome article!!!

[Sukkerklumpen]

EXACTLY what I NEEDED to make my sister understand!!! I love it.

[inez]

Although Catfish is REALLY not helping lol.

So much this. I was excited for how that show might change the way people react to my relationship.
It's done the exact opposite, what a disappointment.

[dem&ter]

This article makes me smile with a little complicated feeling (esp while reading the comments through the site) but mostly it's a good feeling and brings some memory.

I was actually always being skeptical in every online date and relationship. Back in the year 2011 I'd joined with a team psychology research. Our goal was to get to know more about human behavior over computer and internet. Ironically that's also the time I met my SO. For the research I signed in for some chat rooms. I observed about words they used, asked some participants for to join our survey and interviewed them.

That was not easy, I got used to stuck with some of creepy people and after took two weeks full for collecting datas finally it made me burnt out. That the time I started to talk with people over the chat rooms decently (not for research purpose), just for refreshing my mind and yup there he was. After long hours ranting out on public chatroom, this guy PM(d) me. I still remember his first words "Why are you so bored -puts my name here-?" Our first convo was great. We talked about books and another stuff. But still cynical about him. He was on his deployment in Afghanistan at that time so, it's more like, for me he's just like another lonely man who needed some company.

Without any control our feelings grow and a night before he's finally back to states he told me he loves me. And yep, after that our story still goes on. I still can't believe myself I fell for him too. Haha.


P.s: Result of the research is positive. Human relationship over the internet has a positive correlation with high score of self-disclosure, intimacy, etc. I gotta check the journal again. Lol.

But thanks anyway to share this article.