I would like to hear your story first.

I wouldn't do it simply because it's too risky and as sweet as it sounds to fall in love without physical contact, you may get negatively surprised when you end up meeting.
I do, however, admire those who have formed a genuine relationship via the internet. It takes a great deal of trust and courage.

I think it is possible to build a strong and successful relationshop (via internet) ONLY if you show yourself as you really are and are open , do not hide your true personality feeling secure as you are just in front of the pc screen...and if you do not meet personally at least share some pictures because if you think you ARE IN LOVE and you do not even know how he/she looks like what you have is a DREAM and as soon as you meet him/her face to face you will wake up...and what if you do not like "your love" at all??? what if you find him /her ugly/ UNFRIENDLY , COLD?? will you still feel you LOVE him/her as you thought when you exchanged love messages via internet??? I doubt it...

However as I said, there are thousands of successful stories which prove that internet love is not always doomed to failure! I think it is not a secure way to meet people though and prefer the usual ways , face to face meetings , talk to him IN PERSON because body language is so important (at least to me) e-mails , letters and love messages via msn can LIE but body language and a look CANNOT!!

But...but...I am in a weird situation now...there is someone I DONT EVEN KNOW fisically...what his face is like, how old he is...but I like how he express himself, I think he is clever , good sense of humor but I can not get to know him better , in spite of this I would like to know more about this man and I imagine how he looks like whenever I see him!!...on a website! just like this...

I want to hear your points of view now!
Dilara

one of my friends met this guy on the internet about 8-9 years ago.

they had been chatting for a few weeks, shared pictures. then they finally met, got on very well, liked each other. they got married last year.

back then it wasn't common to meet people on the internet and establish a relationship with them. it was often considered a bit risky. now as more people a logging online, it is a bit more accepted.

i myself wouldn't mind meeting a potential partner online, as long as we are both honest with each other, swapped pictures so we know what each other looks like, and there was a chance for us to meet in person and continue meeting in person.

on another note...maybe it's the cynic in me...but words to me don't really mean a whole lot by themselves. anyone can say anything to you, they can say what they think you want to hear, and mislead you.

to me actions speak louder than words.

i think that's one of the things we need to be careful about when meeting people on the internet. people can be whoever they want to be without you knowing. they can say whatever they want to say.

i think one of the pitfalls with the internet is that people (without knowing what the other person looks like, smells like, sounds like, moves like) can fall in love with the other person's words. being in love with their words is totally different from being in love with the person as a whole.

sometimes their words don't match up to who they really are.