Don't Dismiss Online Relationships As Fantasy

Columnist Regina Lynn has a look at how online relationships seem to be blurring the lines between fantasy and reality. "The common thread among these stories is that people get deeply involved in online relationships and make decisions about their real lives. Calling any of these online relationships 'fantasy' dismisses the impact they have on the people involved and on those closest to them... I have yet to encounter anything that challenges my core belief: Relationships are real wherever they form."

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GF and I have been together for 10 years this Oct

[Hohlraum]

Met on ISCA BBS. We've been living together for 9yrs. Talk about marriage a lot but never been a priority :)

The hell?

[Anonymous Coward]

We should treat things as real because other people believe them? What kind of nonsense is that? What about that lunatic who is suing Michael Vick because he thinks that Michael Vick is destroying his reputation and buying missiles from Iran? He thinks that's true, but I'm damned if I'm going to accept it just because a crazy person believes it.

Re:Let me sum it up what it did mean

[unity100]

well, then s/he is refreshing the thread like madmen.