Is it normal to start a relationship over the internet?

I met a guy on Instagram and we really hit it off. Normal? He lives in another state than me though

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76% Normal
Based on 33 votes (25 yes)
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  • charli.m

    It's increasingly acceptable. Go for it, whatever makes you happy. Just be sensible and safe.

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  • IrishPotato

    I met a girl from another country about 3 years ago on GTA.

    We now live together.

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  • Nikclaire

    Yes i met the love of my life on here.

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    • litelander8

      On is it normal??

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      • Nikclaire

        Yep

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  • brutus

    Its alright.

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  • SwickDinging

    As long as you stay safe it's fine

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  • Strj

    It can expand the horizons because of unlimited matchmaking available online. You can talk with multiple different people at once without losing time. You get to know each other with no strings attached.

    Make sure you always "face time" before you meet someone from internet. It can only be dangerous for naive and inexperienced people.

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  • leggs91200

    So many people have a so-called relationship over the web. THAT must be action-packed.

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  • Ellenna

    In one sense it's normal in that it's common, but that doesn't mean it's a good thing to do.

    An internet relationship is not a real relationship: you're relating to words and possibly images which may or may not be true and you could be doing the same thing. It's as if both people are wearing masks or maybe they aren't or maybe one is and the other one isn't: there's no way of telling when you haven't met someone face to face.

    Internet relationships always seem to me to be just a shared fantasy, which is fine, as long as both parties realise it's just that and not real.

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    • Nikclaire

      I've talked every day with person I met here for two years. Are you saying discussion isn't love?

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      • Ellenna

        Of course it's not, they are two totally different things

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        • Nikclaire

          Ok

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  • RoseIsabella

    I don't know how normal it is, but it seems rather a commonplace occurrence. I hope it works out for you. I met someone online who turned out to be not so nice in certain ways.

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